Age should speak; an abundance of years should teach wisdom.
But it is the spirit in a person, the breath from SHADDAI,
that gives him understanding.”
-Job 32:7,8
When I was young, I sought the counsel of many elderly and to my dismay, I discovered that wisdom does not necessarily come with gray hair. I was not seeking wisdom that comes from muchformal education but a wisdom that is gleaned from fruitful experience. I met many pretenders who assumed thatbecause they had the credentials that they were wise but again, their behaviorbetrayed their foolishness.
When I took the entrance test to enter university, I only passed it by a hair-breathe. During my first year, Imet a 17-year old missionary who introduced me to the LORD YESHUA and instructedme strictly in the Scriptures. His walkof faith inspired me to embrace the way of YESHUA. There was one thing I asked of the LORD aboveall else – wisdom. I knew that I neededwisdom to consistently walk by faith: wisdom to discern what is right and whatis wrong; wisdom to understand theScriptures, interpret it and apply it to my daily walk; wisdom to “see” GOD’s activity around me; wisdom to see problems and know itssolutions; and wisdom to choose GOD’s way and not my way.
The search for wisdom is never ending. But one thing I have learned, man’s spirit must work in tandem with theHOLY SPIRIT to operate effectively in the physical realm and in the spiritualrealm. It is only when man’s spirit isattentive to the promptings of the HOLY SPIRIT that he avoid much grief andwalk a joyful, abundant, even if not easy, life. It is only when the HOLY SPIRIT is theprimary Teacher, even when asleep, that man will grow in wisdom. It is only when man confronts his dailychallenges with his hand on YESHUA’s hand, that he overcomes. It is only when man consciously involves GODin his thoughts, his plans, his speech and in whatever he finds his hands todo, that he truly becomes wise.
When man discovers that he is not the center of his universe but YESHUA, he finds wisdom.
Let it never be said that we have lived long and learned so little!
מלאך
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