Wisdom's Rewards

Song: Wonderful Words Of Life

Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-13

Wisdom blesses those who seek her. She enriches the man who heeds her counsel.

“She will guard you.” Wisdom protects. She may lead you against the current of society but Wisdom knows what’s downstream. She’ll lead you upstream to safety and protect you from behind.

“She will watch over you.” Wisdom sees the big picture. That’s why her counsel sometimes sounds odd. We see the immediate consequences. She sees the goal in the distance and guides us accordingly.

“She will exalt you.” The forces of the wicked appear to prevail. The advice of the worldly seems to work. The path of folly looks like a shortcut. Don’t be deceived. Wisdom will not betray her followers. When the day is done, only the wise man will be left.

“She will honor you.” She will equip you to give counsel. She will furnish you with the ability to lead. Others will seek your guidance and praise your judgment. More than that, Wisdom will give you the satisfaction of having done right.

“She will place on your head a garland of grace.” Wisdom’s disciple is not promised riches or fame or reputation. She does equip her follower to handle the pitfalls of such prizes. But whatever the station or fortune of her pupil, Wisdom promises him victory in the end. It may not come today. Perhaps not tomorrow. Maybe not this year. But it will come. Because Wisdom works.

Jason Moore