F O O T H O L D
READING
38 ANSWER THE CALL
PRAY Lord, give me wisdom as
I read your word today.
READ Proverbs 1:2033.
THINK God is not limited to
any one place. He is everywhere, and he can
speak to you anywhere. King
David could not get away from him (see
Psalm 139:712). What is (a)
the challenge and (b) the comfort of
this truth for you?
FOCUS THE CALL OF WISDOM In
these verses wisdom is imagined as a person
but this is just a way of
describing God's wisdom wisdom is not
really a person separate
from God. Where does wisdom call (20,21)?
Wisdom is not confined to
halls of learning, but is found in the
busy centres of everyday
life.
THE REJECTION OF WISDOM Who
are the people who reject wisdom's
call (22)? 'A fool' in the
Bible means someone who WILL NOT
understand what God wants to
do in their lives. It is not someone
who CANNOT understand.
Verse 29 and 30 make it
clear that it is not lack of
understanding, but
deliberate rejection of wisdom which brings
punishment. God is loving
and kind, but he can stop calling people
if they continue to reject
Him. Hard words but note God always
gives people opportunities
to accept first.
THE BENEFITS OF WISDOM
Whoever listens to wisdom and responds to
her call gains true
security, safety and peace (33). Do you have
these things!
PRAY Ask God to help you to
be open to him, ready to hear his voice and
eager to help others listen
for him. It would be silly not to lift
the receiver when you have a
phone call or not to open a letter
when you get one. God always
makes the first move when he calls
you. Your job is to answer
his call. God calls us most clearly
through the Lord Jesus he
is the true wisdom (1 Corinthians
1:30).
