Wisdom that Counts

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
WISDOM THAT COUNTS
Prov 14:6
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
NIV
This is the same Hebrew word for mocker that is used in the first Psalm which implies to make mouths at. It would make perfect sense that anyone who makes mouth at God, or mocks his existence would be able to understand any of the wisdom of God. How could any individual who thinks the human mind is greater than God find any wisdom at all? They seek after the wisdom of this world which there is none of for anyone and all of this world’s supposed wisdom is but foolishness to God anyway. It matters not which kind of wisdom, rather worldly or spiritually a person who mocks God will not find either. How can a person who does not acknowledge God as the almighty creator of all things and that the Bible is the inerrant word, gain any wisdom from him or his word? They can even read it and not see the truth contained within; dismissing that truth they argue it was only written by man. It is understandable they have a need to dismiss this truth because of the desire to maintain the life of self-indulgence they so love, and so mock God and his word and as a result continue to live in ignorance and with the lack of wisdom. Those individuals who know God and have accepted his Son Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior see the truth contained within his Word. They can understand the wisdom which comes from God. They hear his voice speaking clearly into their spirits and gain the knowledge he has for them. Life becomes a joy surrounded by the peace of God. His word is understand, his truths are not hidden from those who believe. The truth of God jumps off the pages of the Bible right into the hearts and minds of those who believe in him. It is easy to see what God desires of his people, it is not complicated or obscure, but plain and simple. For those who understand he is God, his wisdom and knowledge are open and available. It is without question the only way to truly live in wisdom that counts.