Divine Wisdom
Paulette Fraticelli
In our last message we dealt with taking Righteous Road as we travel through life, so that we can achieve success, but we can do it without strings-attached. The point being that whatever we compromise to gain we will have to compromise to keep. As we continue through chapter eight we see that Solomon is still speaking to us as Lady Wisdom. Over the next few verses Lady Wisdom says some things to us, about the creation, that are worth noting:
"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before He created anything else. I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began. I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters. Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born-before He had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil. I was there when He established the heavens, when He drew the horizon on the oceans. I was there when He set the clouds above, when He established springs deep in the earth. I was there when He set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when He marked off the earth's foundations" (verses 22-29).Lady Wisdom reveals to us that she was around before the world was created. She was there before the Lord looked at darkness and spoke light. She was there before He looked at chaos and created order. She was there before He sprinkled the stars in the sky and hung the moon in place. Not only was she there before, but our text tells us that she was there during. And then verse 30 reveals to us her role - she was the architect at His side. She was involved in figuring out how far the water could come and when it had to stop. She was part of the process when God setup an irrigation system (clouds) for the earth where water could evaporate from the vast oceans, form clouds, and then release the water over the land.
She was there when God put plants in the soil that could suck up the water and produce oxygen. She was there, she was involved, and she was the architect. Why is this important? It is important because this same wisdom is available to us. The same wisdom that Solomon has been teaching us about for eight chapters now, the same wisdom that was there as the architect of creation, the same wisdom that God used and continues to use daily, is available to you and I as His children.
In Paul's letter to the church at Colossae he prayed that the believers there be, "Filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Colossians 1:19). James said, "If any of you need wisdom, ask God for it. He will give it to you" (James 1:5). Solomon, Paul and James were not writing about mere human wisdom. They were writing about the access we have to supernatural wisdom, through God's precious Holy Spirit.
In our last message we dealt with taking Righteous Road as we travel through life, so that we can achieve success, but we can do it without strings-attached. The point being that whatever we compromise to gain we will have to compromise to keep. As we continue through chapter eight we see that Solomon is still speaking to us as Lady Wisdom. Over the next few verses Lady Wisdom says some things to us, about the creation, that are worth noting:
"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before He created anything else. I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began. I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters. Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born-before He had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil. I was there when He established the heavens, when He drew the horizon on the oceans. I was there when He set the clouds above, when He established springs deep in the earth. I was there when He set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when He marked off the earth's foundations" (verses 22-29).Lady Wisdom reveals to us that she was around before the world was created. She was there before the Lord looked at darkness and spoke light. She was there before He looked at chaos and created order. She was there before He sprinkled the stars in the sky and hung the moon in place. Not only was she there before, but our text tells us that she was there during. And then verse 30 reveals to us her role - she was the architect at His side. She was involved in figuring out how far the water could come and when it had to stop. She was part of the process when God setup an irrigation system (clouds) for the earth where water could evaporate from the vast oceans, form clouds, and then release the water over the land.
She was there when God put plants in the soil that could suck up the water and produce oxygen. She was there, she was involved, and she was the architect. Why is this important? It is important because this same wisdom is available to us. The same wisdom that Solomon has been teaching us about for eight chapters now, the same wisdom that was there as the architect of creation, the same wisdom that God used and continues to use daily, is available to you and I as His children.
In Paul's letter to the church at Colossae he prayed that the believers there be, "Filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Colossians 1:19). James said, "If any of you need wisdom, ask God for it. He will give it to you" (James 1:5). Solomon, Paul and James were not writing about mere human wisdom. They were writing about the access we have to supernatural wisdom, through God's precious Holy Spirit.
So what does this mean ? It means that God can give you wisdom for daily living. In one sense, He was already provided you His book of wisdom, by leaving you a documented record of His Word (the Bible). But in another sense, He is ready, willing, and able to provide you wisdom - through prayer and communion with Him - for daily living. Our Father knows that you face daily challenges. He also knows that His wisdom can help you to overcome those challenges in the most efficient manner. That is why He freely makes His wisdom available to you. Why not ask Him for wisdom, in prayer, and then use His wisdom as you make your daily journey through life?
Lets pray together Father, I thank You for making all wisdom and spiritual understanding available for me. I declare, by faith, that I have perfect knowledge concerning every situation. I am not overwhelmed and I am not overcome. I am equipped, enabled, and empowered by Your Spirit to operate in Your wisdom. Between my intellect and Your Spirit I am more than ready to face the challenges of today and every day. In Jesus' name. Amen.
