Does not wisdom call and understanding lift up her voice? On top of the heights beside the way where the paths meet, she takes her stand. Listen and I will speak noble things and the opening of my lips will reveal right things (Proverbs 8:1, 2&6 NASB).
Listening is a skill that must be developed. We can hear without listening. How is this possible you may ask? Without understanding what was said it just becomes wind. For wisdom to become active it must be flavoured with understanding and done in righteousness. So our sage tells us that instruction and knowledge is more desirable than silver or pure gold (v.10). And that wisdom lives with prudence and discretion. These are traits that we should cherish and develop in our character set as they, prudence and discretion, encourages one to make right decisions for the right reasons.
he saw their faith
Our mentor tells us that wisdom was there before it all began. Before anything was created wisdom was there. And when the creation started wisdom was there in attendance (v.22-31). In other words wisdom is the word, the logos which became flesh and lived among us. His remit was and is to bring liberation and transformation to all who come to him. He was and is able to see the intangible and do the unthinkable. So in Mark’s gospel 2:1-12 we see Jesus as wisdom seeing the faith of friends of a paralysed man who took the roof off to get him in Jesus’ presence. And we hear him forgiving the paralytic’s sins, v.5 and healing him v.11.
This echoes what our sage concludes with in v.35 of his machinations to us today. “For he who finds me finds life and obtains favour from the Lord.”
Today find wisdom and you will obtain favour from the Lord.
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