“He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”
Society claims that the best way to gain wisdom is through trial and error. The thought goes that if you are young and dumb then you are on your way to be old and wise one day. While learning from your mistakes is a way to gain experiential wisdom it isn’t the best way to increase wisdom. Observational wisdom, as in learning from other people’s mistakes, is another great way to gain wisdom.
However, there is a third and more powerful way to gain wisdom. Spiritual wisdom completes experiential and observational wisdom. God gives wisdom that is applicable to all areas of life. Experiential and observational wisdom have their limitations. Spiritual wisdom gives insight for both this life and the life to come. It connects spirit, mind, and soul to God’s will and purpose of your life.
The book of Psalms begins with an invitation to walk in wisdom. Take a look at how a wise person is portrayed as a person who is planted firmly in the word of God. You will never know the will of God if you are not in the Word of God.
Psalms 1:1-6
1How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Live It:
- Are you “walking in the advice of the wicked” or delighting “in the Lord’s instruction”?
- What area of life do you need wisdom?
- Pray for wisdom in that area of life.
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Chase Snyder
Writer, Pastor
