Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding (Proverbs 4:7).
The Bible says wisdom is good with an inheritance (Ecclesiastes 7:11); it
matters the sort of inheritance you wish to bequeath to your children or the
generation after you. Some think of inheritance only in terms of material
possessions such as lands and houses; that's all they've got to give. There's
nothing wrong with that, but remember, no one will carry lands and houses
beyond the realms of this earth. This means that, there's something more than
material possessions.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 says, "For wisdom is a defence, and money is a
defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them
that have it." Both money and wisdom serve the same purpose of defence to
the one who has them, but the excellency of knowledge, however, is that wisdom,
in addition to being a defence, gives life to those that have it. Money can
defend you, but it won't give you life.
Let's look at the experience of Peter and John in the encounter they had
with a certain man who was crippled from birth, and sat at the gate of the
temple called "Beautiful", begging for alms. He, no doubt, must have
been getting silver and gold from the people as they came into the temple.
However, on this particular occasion, Peter said to him, "...Look on
us!...Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, I give you: In the Name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk" (Acts 3:4-6 KJV).
He then grabbed the man by the hand, and lifted him up, and an amazing
miracle ensued! The man's anklebones received strength and he sprang to his
feet, running, jumping, and praising God (Acts 3:6-8). Peter and John knew they
had something more than silver and gold. They had Christ, and the power of
attorney to use the Name of Jesus. This is something more than gold, lands and
houses. If you're born again, the same Christ is in you; you have the power of
attorney to use His Name to impact and bless your world, and make your life
glorious.
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation of Christ in me; He's
my life, my wisdom, and my all! Thank you for your Word, which is a light that
guides my spirit, and for your instructions, that are life to me, in Jesus'
Name. Amen!
Further Study: Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Proverbs 16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 2:1-20, Deuteronomy 11-12
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 24:1-11, Exodus 27
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