Turn To God First!
"If any of you lacks wisdom,
let him ask of God, who
gives to all
liberally and
without reproach, and it
will be given to him."
James 1:5
What do the following have in common in
the Old Testament: weavers, embroiderers,
craftsmen, shrewd men, a caster of spells,
ants, idol
makers, and ship captains?
They were all said to possess wisdom—
actually skill, since the word for
wisdom
meant skill. We can call biblical wisdom
“skill for living.”
Who doesn’t require skill for living? When
it
comes to raising children or planning for the
future, there's no end to our need for skill or
wisdom. There is also no end of
sources to
which we can turn for the Bible says, “The
fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
[or skill]” (Proverbs 9:10).
That suggests God be the first Person we turn
to
for advice and wisdom in life. The apostle
James wrote the same thing: Whenever we're
in need of wisdom, “ask of God, who gives to
all liberally.”
Think about where you require wisdom
and skill in your life today, and turn to God
first with your request. He promises to give
wisdom liberally.
"The heav’ns declare Thy glory,
Lord, in ev’ry star Thy wisdom
shines."
Issac Watts