Wisdom - understanding Proverbs 3:13-14

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

To begin, please pray for all the people in the Dallas/Fort Worth area who were hit by and lost homes due to the storm and tornados yesterday, April 3, 2012. Thank you.

We all have different color lense in the glasses we wear. And the glasses I am referring to is how we see things in our Christian walk and of this world. Our past, our environment from childhood to present taint how we view different items. Dave Ramsey pays cash for everything; this is what he teaches and teaches us how to get there. He did not start there; so where did he start?

Proverbs 3:13-14 "HAPPY IS THE MAN THAT FINDETH WISDOM, AND THE MAN THAT GETTETH UNDERSTANDING. FOR THE MERCHANDISE OF IT IS BETTER THAN THE MERCHANDISE OF SILVER, AND THE GAIN THEREOF THAN FINE GOLD."

To me, wisdom is having the knowledge to know something and understanding is knowing how to deal with it. Example: wisdom is knowing the stove is hot; understanding is knowing not to touch it. Wisdom is knowing who gives eternal life; understanding is accepting the free gift of salvation. Verse 14 tells us the merchandise of it (wisdom / understanding) is better than silver or fine gold. Huh?

Silver and fine gold get you things here, on earth. The wisdom and understanding relating to God will give you eternal life, everlasting peace and joy. A simple question: spend a few years on earth, maybe struggling and then eternity with God, or, all you want here on earth and eternity struggling in hell. An easy decision but do we all make the wise decision?

Pray for our fallen ones, our desperate ones, ones who experience many adversities; pray also for ones who cruise through life with all they want, all they need, caring about only themselves. Pray for our nation! Let wisdom of God prevail. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny