Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Proverbs 1:20
20 Wisdom [chokmowth] crieth
[ranan]
without [chuwts]; she
uttereth [nathan] her
voice [qowl] in the
streets [rachob]: KJV-Interlinear
20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the
markets she raises her voice; ESV
Wisdom saturates
the environment in which we live, and yet so many lack wisdom because they
refuse the instruction which teaches wisdom. Far too many live their lives as
spiritual infants. They want everything done for them, and resist pursuing,
because they lack self-motivation.
Wisdom here is
spoken in the plural, and in the feminine voice.
In the society of
men, the female voice is pleasant, appealing, and sought after.
Wisdom is in the
plural, because it covers every aspect of life, and every aspect of creation,
and every aspect of reality.
Wisdom cannot be
known by default.
Just as an infant
grows into a child, and then grows into an adult, at some point in their life
they have to accept responsibility for learning and advancing in their life.
Those who refuse to listen, those who refuse to make the effort to receive
instruction and learn, will always have the attitude that things have to be
done for them, and will never be motivated to seek out truth.
The Bible
emphasizes teaching and instruction in order to learn the principles taught
within it.
Most people agree
to the concept, but do not practice it.
And yet we are
told within this verse, that wisdom is all around us, and it cries out
publicly, and is not hidden in secret places, but is available for everyone to
see and possess.
And yet the
greater portion of society does nothing.
And that is the
biggest failure of anyone’s individual life. When wisdom is there for the
taking, but laziness takes precedent over individual initiative and desire to
learn.
No one has an
excuse.
Wisdom is there,
instruction is there, both of which are easily accessible.
In centuries past,
there was not the widespread availability of printed Bibles, nor the Internet,
nor any of our current communication technologies.
But today, the
entire world has phenomenal access to virtually every known piece of knowledge
that exists.
Unfortunately,
with this phenomenal availability of Bible doctrine, and instruction, and
opportunity to learn, people still fail in that process.
And what is
amazing, is that knowing all of this, society and history are driving at a fast
pace into an era of apostasy and indifference toward truth.
When the rapture
occurs, whenever that may be, the worlds population will have absolutely no
excuse, for the poor spiritual condition that will exist at that time.
Opportunity is at
its greatest point now, and as the years and decades role by in the future,
opportunity can only increase and get better.
And yet wisdom in
all of its vastness, is ever present, and will never go away, and will always
be there.
The only thing to
be decided for you, will be what your decisions and actions demonstrate as to
your genuine interest, and desire, and self-motivation are going to be. And
whether you will be numbered among the greater population that won’t do anything
and won’t learn anything, or whether you will be numbered among the few, who
will actually seek out and learn Bible doctrine.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
