Seeking Wisdom from the Author of Wisdom
In all the earth, there is an ongoing battle between the two opposing forces of justice and injustice. Every nation and every country throughout the history of the world has experienced the continual conflicts of right against wrong, truth versus lies. America is now experiencing the height of that struggle, and let it be known, as the Bible so resoundingly states: JUSTICE IS COMING.
Everyone is seeking that which lasts. Day to day, through all of time, in every corner of the globe, mankind is yearning for what endures. But do people ever really stop to consider what does last? Surely we know the words of mankind do not. Think of the countless books that have been written since peoples first began writing their thoughts on stones and scrolls. Think of the billions upon billions of writings from every corner of the globe, for thousands of years. Trillions and trillions and trillions of words.
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Pilate, the Roman governor in Roman-occupied Israel in the first century, posed a monumental question to Jesus Christ that has echoed down through the halls of time in every corridor of the earth: “What is truth?”
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The book of Proverbs is known around the world for being a treasury of practical life wisdom. Written over 3000 years ago, its truths are as impactful today as they were in antiquity. As it has been well said, we are a product of our choices, Solomon’s words for the wise echo the same:
“If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you scoff, you alone will bear it.” Proverbs 9:12
Time has a way of glossing over reality. We sometimes don’t see it, but it is true none the less. When we remember good ol’ days gone by, we don’t always remember with accuracy.
The result of our flawed memories is an often unrealistic idea about the way things used to be. We think back on the times of yesteryear, and think of how grand and glorious they were. We think of the problems today (the seemingly endless problems!) and wish we could transport back to a better time, when life was easier. Simpler.
But was it really?