Proverbs 4:5-8 "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. (6) Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. (7) Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (8) Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."
"Get wisdom, Get understanding" "Forsake her (wisdom)
not" "Exalt her"
Again, I do not want to talk down to anyone, but as a reminder - "Get,
Forsake not, and Exalt" are all action words that we are to pursue in our
lives. We are not born with either understanding or wisdom. It is an acquired
attribute that takes a lifetime. Understanding is the ability to separate
right from wrong, good from evil, light from darkness. Wisdom is the ability to
use that learning to accomplish the good things in life that are always before
us. Solomon tells us that if we will get wisdom and understanding and do not
forsake her (wisdom and understanding), then "she shall keep thee."
The word, "keep", carries the meaning of guarding us and
promoting us, or lifting us up. We saw last week that Christ Jesus is our
wisdom and He is the source of all understanding. So, how do we get wisdom and
how do we exalt wisdom? Why is it important that we do not forsake her?
Solomon told us to "acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
(Proverbs 3:6) Jesus explained it in these words, "Ask, and it shall
be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto
you." (Matthew 7:7) It is a certainty that Jesus Christ is the
way, the truth, and the life. He is the way of all understanding and wisdom. If
we will acknowledge our need for Him and ask for His guidance and direction, He
promised that we would receive.