Wisdom from God's Word
This past Sunday night, as we kicked off 2025 here at FBC, I challenged our students to make it their goal this year to live wisely and to grow in wisdom. King Solomon, one of the wisest men who ever lived, wrote the book of Proverbs. It is a book containing 31 chapters of proverbs, or wise sayings, that guide us toward wise living. In that book, there are a couple of passages that tell us where true wisdom is found:
1:7 - the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Solomon, as he begins, doesn’t want us to wonder where we can find wisdom; it comes from God, and our right fear (reverence, awe, wonder) of him. As we grow in our knowledge and faith of God, and grow closer to him, we will find true wisdom for everything we face in this life.
Then, in chapter 2, Solomon writes this:
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding (1-6)
Solomon teaches us that if we are to live wisely, and grow in wisdom, then we must search for it like we would silver or hidden treasure. He gives it to us, and primarily through his Word. The best way to grow in wisdom is to dive into God’s Word. It is where we find knowledge, which leads to faith, which leads to inward change, which leads to outward change and living wisely. There is simply no replacement for consistently reading God’s Word. It is a never-ending fountain of wisdom for us.
Below are a few links to different Bible reading plans I have found helpful through the years. If you and your family don’t have a plan for reading God’s Word in 2025, perhaps pick one of these and give it a try. Read it together as a family; it will help hold everyone accountable, give you opportunities to talk together about what you are reading and learning, and lead everyone toward growing in wisdom as they move through life.
Five-day Bible reading plan (provides 2 day buffer each week built-in)
Robert Murray M’Cheyne reading plan (7-day reading plan)
Grant Horner’s Bible reading plan (more strenuous - 10 ch. per day)