Now I understand!

Where can we find wisdom? According to Zilda Arns Neumann, “Nature is the best source of wisdom.” But the Bible teaches in Proverbs 15:3 that, “The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom.” I define the fear of the Lord to be “an obedience alertness to God,” much like an attentive servant is ready at every moment to do his master’s will.

Step 4 of “Look to God for Wisdom” from Job 28:20-23,26-28, encourages us to seek God for wisdom. Job sought wisdom to understand his situation. Petanian understood his circumstance after studying the Bible.

Nature can teach us that God exists (Romans 1:20), but the mind of God, His Word, is revealed to us in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-18). Hence, we can best learn the wisdom of God thru a personal relationship with Jesus. He gives us the Holy Spirit to teach us as we study the Bible, memorize it, and mediate on it.

As an exercise for this step, consider John 20:27-28 where Thomas became alert to the presence of God in the person of Jesus Christ. What was his wisdom response? In John 1:41, Andrew responded in wisdom to Jesus as God. What can we learn from Andrew regarding wisdom? Finally, in John 20:16-18, Mary responded after she recognized Jesus. What wisdom did she learn?