“A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel” (v.5).
We gain insight when we listen to those who have experience to share, who know more than we do—the insight we miss when our pride stands in the way. We're able to learn from others when we humble ourselves and acknowledge how little we know. Willingness to learn, is a mark of those who are truly wise.
Even our LORD sat in the midst of teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions (Luke 2:46). May we also both listen and ask questions to those around us who have spent their lives seeking God’s wisdom. C. S. Lewis said, “The next best thing to being wise oneself, is to live in a circle of those who are.”
May we learn take to heart the counsel of those who have lived in the Lord’s presence and are mature in His wisdom. They are God’s gift to us and our churches.
The Truth: “Then, after three days they found Him (Jesus) in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.” (Luke 2:46)
We gain insight when we listen to those who have experience to share, who know more than we do—the insight we miss when our pride stands in the way. We're able to learn from others when we humble ourselves and acknowledge how little we know. Willingness to learn, is a mark of those who are truly wise.
Even our LORD sat in the midst of teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions (Luke 2:46). May we also both listen and ask questions to those around us who have spent their lives seeking God’s wisdom. C. S. Lewis said, “The next best thing to being wise oneself, is to live in a circle of those who are.”
May we learn take to heart the counsel of those who have lived in the Lord’s presence and are mature in His wisdom. They are God’s gift to us and our churches.
The Truth: “Then, after three days they found Him (Jesus) in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.” (Luke 2:46)
