Source of Wisdom? God's Word!
by Daniel Carandang
Let's face it: we will never outgrow our need for guidance.
For those of us in high school, we can't wait to escape the walls of our school and the clutches of our teachers towards the more independent setting of college. But the truth is, there are still professors waiting to tell us off. Wherever we are and whatever we do, there will always be people ready with words of guidance for us: our parents, older siblings, teachers, etc.
In the many ways we live this journey called life, we also need a guide.
When faced with a crossroad, ask yourself: what do you consult before making a step or aiming to take a path? Do you have a manual?
Self-help books are made available to those who want to maximize their lives. But such books are unreliable, limited and mere opinions you cannot entrust your life to.
Should we need wisdom, we should turn to the primary source of it. And that is the Word of God (the Bible). Not Wikipedia, Google or those self-help books...only God's Word!
Your Word is a lamp for my feet
And a light for my path...
Psalm 119:105
Ever experienced a brownout? When all of the lights suddenly turn off and you're surrounded by darkness, what do you immediately look for? Your slipper? Toothpick? Toothbrush?
No, you look for a flash light or a candle, sources of light in order to illuminate the darkness.
We live in a dark world. Because most matters remain unclear to the rest of us, we blindly feel our way around our surroundings and often fall for the hidden traps the devil lays for us because we couldn't see. In order for us to avoid being tricked or swallowed up by the darkness, we need a light to guide us through.
The lamp unto our feet - before taking an undecided step, shine your lamp unto the ground. When faced with choices, don't automatically jump without knowing what is ahead. Let the light shine through the darkness, allow it to illuminate your path, to show you where you should go.
The world is filled with opinions, suggestions and answers that are supposedly helpful to our lives. Got a problem? Eat, drink and be merry, says the world. Like that woman? Sleep with her, says the world. The world can trick us into making the wrong decisions we eventually regret in the end.
How do we find the right choice then? How can we avoid falling into pits laid out for our destruction?
Our primary source of wisdom...will always be the Word of God. :)
3 Reasons Why We Should Make God's Word Our Source of Wisdom
1. The Bible is GOD's Word
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:16
Persecutors of the Word claim that the Bible was only written by men who had their own set of opinions too. But they don't realize that every word written by those men were words from God. Atheists, despite their unbelief are astounded by the consistency of the Bible.
Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,
2 Peter 1:20
The Bible is the only book that claims to be God's Word. There has been so much power and congruence written in its pages. This special Book was written by 40 different authors from various walks of life: shepherds, judges, tent-makers, physicians, priests and kings. They are unified by the guidance of the Holy Spirit in writing His Word. Its principles are surprisingly applicable to any age, any nation, any time and place. Its authenticity and divine inspirations is what makes it overwhelming!
2. God's Word is Righteous and True
I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,
and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me
Psalm 119:75
You are righteous, Lord,
and your laws are right.
The statues you have laid down are righteous;
they are fully trustworthy.
Psalm 119:137-138
God's Words is our standard for life and living. Famous author and Christian C.S. Lewis' illustration of a ruler in evaluating what is straight or not applies to the same principle. The Bible is our ruler in life whenever we trying to figure out if what we're about to do is a straight line or a crooked one.
As humans, we are easily deceived by emotions. Our impulsiveness is usually derived from the callings of our heart. But in Jeremiah 17:9, we are told that this is the most deceitful organ in our body.
When we think we've found the ONE, our heart tells us to go after it, despite the fact that you're not even sure if you know that person well or that you have other priorities to attend to. Teenagers engage in premarital sex, claiming that the spur of the moment decision was from their hearts.
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
His Word penetrates even the soul, spirit, joints and the marrow. It distinguishes the vaguest things we thought to be similar in life. The Bible judges our hearts and assesses our motives. As the Lord declared in Jeremiah 17:10a, "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind."
3. The Word is GOD
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:1-2
In our pursuit in reading His word, we will know Him. When we are familiar with Him, we'd know what makes Him joyful and what breaks His heart. We should trust the manual our Dad has given us because He is always after the best for us.
Need wisdom? Seek God's Word...
and you shall see for yourself :)
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