"Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it."
In Proverbs wisdom does a lot of the speaking. In these verses wisdom tells us that it is better than accumulating things. We live in a materialistic society and it has rubbed off even on those of us who claim Christ as Savior. It is difficult not to be materialistic when we live in the midst of so many "things." What the text is tellling us is that having wisdom is superior to possessing a lot of things. We might ask ourselves what is more important to us, our possessions or God's wisdom? After all, "all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." What do you own that could be compared to God's wisdom? If you will think about how much you love some of your possessions, this might be a difficult question. As I write this I am looking at a ring that I received last night. The Westwood Wildcat coach and his family came by and presented me with a state championship ring. I'm the team's chaplain, but because of my fight with cancer I could not attend any of the games in 2011, and that was tough. I was so happy to get that ring. It is even personalized not just a generic ring. It looks like a Super Bowl ring to me. (Westwood has won twenty-six straight games and have won the State for the last two years.) I'm going into all of this because I realize that I could be very materialistic about that ring. I will need to put its meaning into perspective and realize that there are more important things in my life pertaining to God that are even more important than that ring. (It still makes me want to shout "Go Cats.") We need to remember that "wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." Bro. Joe
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