Title: Available to All/Topic: Wisdom

Today’s Reading: Proverbs 7; Proverbs 8; Proverbs 9; Romans 9

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4
1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
4 "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

Observation: God is a just God. These verses declare that he has made his wisdom available to all mankind. Not every culture and people group has heard about Jesus, yet godly wisdom is available to all who will look for it. It is not hard to find. Notice that wisdom calls out from places where people gather and will often be; along pathways, crossroads, and city gates. God desires wisdom to be easily accessible.

Application: There is no excuse for foolish, sinful behavior. Even in places where there is no Bible there is a basic knowledge of good and evil, right and wrong that is accepted and known by everyone. Wrong actions are the result of choices we make. We cannot claim ignorance.

Prayer: Father, I praise you for making your basic laws known to all men. I'm so glad that you have not given your wisdom in an arbitrary manner. May I embrace and live by the wisdom you so graciously give, and may I receive all the blessings that you say will be given to a wise person.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.