What is wisdom?
The world often defines wisdom as having insight to understand and discern something. But God’s Word tells us not to rely on our own insight. Specifically, God’s Word says, “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your path” (Proverbs 3:5,6).
Therefore, in God’s eyes, wisdom comes from receiving his insight that provides the ability to understand what behavior he desires for every situation. Stated another way, wisdom is hearing and/or reading God’s Word and applying it to our life (Matthew 7:24-27). In short, wisdom comes from God and his Word.
Also, his Word tells us that, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight” (Proverbs 9:10). His Word even tells us what we need to do in order to understand the fear of the Lord. Read (Proverbs 2:1-5).
How do we obtain wisdom?
We can obtain wisdom from our parents, family, friends, teachers, and from our past experiences. But if we want Godly wisdom, we need to ask God to give it to us. (James 1:5). In addition, we gain wisdom by reading and obeying his Word and Commandments (Psalm 19:7 and Psalm 119:98). And if we want to obtain the treasures of wisdom, we need to spend daily time with Jesus. We can do that by reading and meditating on God’s Word and by praying.
Why is spending daily time with Jesus so important? The answer is because wisdom is found in Jesus. God’s Word tells us that Jesus is the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24) and God made Jesus our wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30). In fact, God’s Word tells us that “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” are found in Christ (Colossians 2:2,3).
Finally, God’s Word tells us that he even gives supernatural wisdom as a gift to some people (1 Corinthians 12:8).
What are a few benefits from obtaining Godly wisdom?
In addition to making better decisions, God’s Word tells us that Godly wisdom will make us happy (Proverbs 3:13); We will have a long life and riches and honor (Proverbs 3:16); It is sweet to our soul and also provides a Hope-filled future (Proverbs 24: 13,14).
Application
Before you get out of bed in the morning, ask God for wisdom (James 1:5). Then read and meditate on his Word (Proverbs 2:6). You can start each day by reading one Proverb and one Psalm. After you finish reading the Proverbs and Psalms, you can read the book of Ecclesiastes. Then you can read the books of the New Testament starting with the book of Matthew and reading one chapter a day.
For each day’s reading, ask yourself what did I learn that will help me obtain and apply Godly wisdom.