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Saturday
August 9, 2008
Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. If you become
wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one
to suffer.
Proverbs 9:11-12
Go back and read that one more time! The verse didn't say that if you will not eat meat you will have a longer life. The verse says that wisdom will multiply our days and add years to our lives. Yes, wisdom may include not eating meat, but it might just mean that we need to trust God with everything!
We know that it is wise to not park our cars on a railroad track. There are certain tidbits of wisdom that we use on a daily basis, but what about the big things? Many people think the father in the story of the Prodigal Son wasn't too wise when he gave his son his inheritance early, but he was. Wisdom gives!
One of the rules of Kingdom living is giving to receive. We simply cannot out give God! However, the underlying truth in this is that we give according to the way He leads us to give. If we give to get we just might come up empty handed.
Father, as we go about our day today help us keep our eyes open to opportunities to give. Help us recognize true need and hear You whisper "now"! We want to be wise in Your eyes, not the eyes of the world. So, grant us wisdom and how to walk in it!
