January 4, 2023
Wednesday
The Woman in Your Life
Proverbs 9: 1-12
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”
In Proverbs 9, we find a woman working hard to prepare a banquet. She starts by building a house for it, hewing out seven pillars. Then she selects the menu, prepares the feast, and sends maidens who find the highest spots in town to shout the invitations: “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed” (verse 5). The woman’s name is Wisdom, and Proverbs 9 describes all the blessings that come from her menu.
But the chapter ends with another woman: “A foolish woman is clamorous; she is simple and knows nothing” (verse 13). Lady Folly also sends invitations into the streets, saying, “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here” (verse 16). Her meal is junk food that ruins the heart.
Every person on earth goes to one house or the other for their understanding of life. One or the other of these addresses is downloaded onto the GPS of your soul. You’ll have a better life by going to Wisdom’s address. There you can feast on the richness of God’s Word, drink the wine of His thoughts, and be sustained by the energy of His Spirit.
A point to ponder…
The Scriptures are radiant with divine wisdom. This wisdom shines with the glory of God.
John Piper
Read the Bible through in a year
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