Wisdom

Proverbs 3:13, 14 - Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.

Doug Larson.

There is an ancient Indian legend of a king who loved chess. He challenged visitors to a game, and was usually victorious. One day a traveling sage visited the kingdom and was challenged to a game. To entice him to play, the king offered to give the sage whatever reward he asked if he won. When the king was defeated, to honor his word he asked the sage what prize he would like. The sage asked for one grain of rice to placed on the first square of the chessboard, and then that it be doubled on each following square.

The request seemed modest, and the king ordered a bag of rice to be brought. One grain was placed on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth and so on. But it quickly became apparent the terms of the request were impossible to meet. By the twenty-first square more than one million grains of rice would be required. By the thirty-first square the total would go over one billion—with more than half of the chessboard still left to go.

Small things have a big impact when they are added together. It is important that we seek God’s wisdom for decisions we make, regardless of how small it seems to us. When we add to our wisdom and understanding, it grows and multiplies.

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May we daily grow in the Wisdom and Understanding God has for us.  We acquire it by reading and acting on His Word, listening to Godly counsel, obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit, and learning from our choices both good and bad.

Have a Wonderful Week!

Scott Forsythe

Dean of Student & Spiritual Life