Proverbs 1:1-7 - You can be wise- an amazing promise of God that anyone can take hold of

Proverbs 1:1-7 - You can be wise- an amazing promise of God that anyone can take hold of
Sermon by Pastor Todd Riley of Islington Baptist Church on March 20, 2016

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You can be wise- an amazing promise of God that anyone can take hold of
Proverbs 1:1-7

In James 1:5 it says; "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."

Proverbs comes to us by the pen of King Solomon- gifted with the wisdom of God. Solomon, led by the Holy Spirit wrote the words of this book- that we ultimately have the words of God

Proverbs is all about wisdom and how to live wisely.

Proverbs is not about the wisdom of this world which is based on pragmatism (what works) and moral relativism but God's wisdom which is perfect, holy, righteous and true and which will bring His blessings to us.

The call of Proverbs is a call to wisdom. Get wisdom. Get understanding. Take hold of wisdom. Cherish wisdom. Embrace wisdom. Partake of the fruit of wisdom- righteousness, peace, joy, the avoidance of the pitfalls of sin, life.

We need wisdom. I need wisdom -not my own, but God's

The key verse of Proverbs is "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction" Proverbs 1:7


LESSONS PRINCIPLES OBSERVATIONS OF THE TEXT

1. YOU CAN BE WISE V.1-6

Verse 2 Scope: God's wisdom will ultimately keep us from sin
Verse 3 Scope: God's wisdom will qualify us to make right judgments as it regards justice and right and wrong
Verse 4 Scope God's wisdom will help the naive, the young, the easily persuaded person stay on the path of righteousness
Verse 5 SCOPE God's wisdom will enable the wise to be even wiser
Verse 6 SCOPE: God's wisdom will enable us to understand the things of God, things that can only be spiritually discerned

2. THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM v.7
3. JESUS IN HIS INCARNATION WAS AND IS THE EMBODIMENT OF WISDOM.

CONCLUSION

-I hope your appetite has been whet for wisdom, for God's wisdom.
-The promises of v.1-6 are there for the taking. We can be wise. We can have the wisdom of God. We just need to ask.
-Ultimately, wisdom starts with a relationship with God, a relationship with Jesus Christ. Do you know him?
-Don't reject God's gift- such is the height of what is means to be a fool