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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Wisdom

"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?" Job 28:12-28.

When the human being has the yearning to fill his emptiness with the presence of God, and surrenders himself to Him, recognizing Him as Lord of his life, that is when he finds wisdom.

The only way to aquire it, is by humbling himself before God; realising that he can't go on without His guidance for living, with the vision and understanding of how to make the right choices, in this chaotic world.

In the last few verses of this passgage, He says that He understands the way to wisdom and it is He who knows its place; He sees everything under the heavens: "When He gave the wind its weight and apportioned out the waters by measure"... so He saw wisdom and declared it; He established it and searched it out. "And he said to the man: Truly, the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” Job 28:28

Wisdom cannot be equaled to topaz or pearls, nor can it be valued with pure gold. Therefore, if we cultivate it we will be enriching ourselves.