Thought for Monday, March 11th

March 11, 2013

Smarter Than Smart

   

  My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;  If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Proverbs  2:1-12

“Common sense is not so common”

-       Voltaire

To know

That which before us lies in daily life,

Is the price wisdom:

-       John Milton

Honesty would require us all to concede that we are not as smart as we could be.

There is no one, except God, who knows everything about all things and who has the answer to every question.

But, God does.  And we, as Christians, have access to His wisdom and knowledge.

But are we smart enough to avail ourselves access to this resource without interjecting our own insights and conjectures?

If we want to be as smart as we can be: we must seek His wisdom: learn from His wisdom: and allow His wisdom to lead our lives.

How smart do you want to be today?

Today’s Prayer

Father, may I not be guilty of leaning on or relying upon my own understanding today: but rather may I acknowledge you and avail myself of what you know I need to know.