So last week I started a new job and to be honest my week felt like it had been ripped right out of the “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” movie script. I ended the week with one prayer: “God, please give me wisdom!” and I reached out to people to pray the same for me.

Interestingly, a couple days ago my daily bible reading landed me on this passage of scripture and because it is very serendipitous and self-explanatory, I will just let you read it for yourself without my commentary:

 Where then does wisdom come from?
 Where does understanding dwell?
 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
 concealed even from the birds in the sky.
 Destruction and Death say,
 “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
 God understands the way to it
 and he alone knows where it dwells,
 for he views the ends of the earth
 and sees everything under the heavens.
 When he established the force of the wind
 and measured out the waters,
 when he made a decree for the rain
 and a path for the thunderstorm,
 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
 he confirmed it and tested it.
 And he said to the human race,
 “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
 and to shun evil is understanding. Job 28: 20-28 NIV

This passage stopped me right in my tracks. It was like God Himself had stepped out of eternity to speak this to me. So I started my week praying “God give me wisdom” and I am ending my week with an entirely different prayer: “God teach me to fear you!”

Yours Truly.

One thought on “Where is wisdom found?”

  1. Amen!
    Thank for sharing this passage and prayer.
    I have been looking for a passage to guide me in a decision. This scripture does truly and simply lay it out straightforward.
    I appreciate your time that you put in to encourage others. God continue to lead and guide you in everything.

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