I want to discuss wisdom today. Wisdom is a gift from God that blends insight, discernment, and empathy, enabling one to look into the essence of things. In the Bible, God gives King Solomon the gift of wisdom. In these odd and turbulent times, wisdom is sorely needed but in short supply.
Let's begin with Solomon. Solomon takes David's place as King of Israel after his father David passes away. Solomon is king over the whole region, and Solomon understands his restrictions; it will be until the next generation after him that the kingdom splits between Israel and Judah. He states, "I don't know how to get in or get out." "And your servant is among a population, so many they can't be counted." Therefore, Solomon requests "an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil" when God asks him what desire the new monarch would want fulfilled.
God is pleased with such a request because Solomon had asked for a gift that would help him carry out his responsibilities as the king rather than a self-indulgent favor. The Lord states, "You have requested for yourself insight to understand what is correct." "I'm going to follow your advice. I will give you a clever and perceptive intellect.
At this stage of Solomon's reign, the new monarch considers himself a servant of the people who applies the gift of wisdom to distribute justice and compassion. You may remember the narrative where Solomon commands that an infant be sawed in half in order to determine which of two women is the child's real mother. Undoubtedly, she is the type of person who would risk her own child in order to protect it from danger. Solomon discerns correctly. The infant is unharmed and returns home with its biological mother.
The phrase "wisdom of Solomon" is universally accepted. Whoever has such knowledge is truly fortunate by God, fortunate to be a blessing by sharing the gift of knowledge. But it appears that today's world gives little credit to wisdom as an quality. Additionally, for wisdom to blossom, the aforementioned components; knowledge, discernment, and compassion, must be valued. It is much harder for us to teach our kids to exhibit such traits and to remember to do so ourselves since the most visible of us don't often adopt them. Luckily, wisdom is profound and enduring, and it won't desert us if we prioritize holding onto it.
The book of Proverbs instructs us that Wisdom was the first of God's created works and assisted God in forming the remainder of creation. Proverbs Chapter 8 presents wisdom as a speaking entity. The Bible states that "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom" (Ps. 111:10; Prov. 9:10). Awe, not horror, is the emotion associated with fear in this context. Rather of establishing ourselves as despots over our own and others' lives, it is the drive that enables us to find our niche inside God's reign by serving God with humility. True liberty is linked to the wisdom we learn from such service. Wisdom enables us to shed our pretensions and privileges, delve into the core of things, and find our place in the real world.
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