1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,880
I'm thinking today of Proverbs chapter 8. In Proverbs 8, we're looking at the

2
00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:12,000
entire chapter pretty much is about the wisdom of God and basically we're to

3
00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,360
understand that the wisdom of God is available and that it entreats us to

4
00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:22,280
listen and to follow God's ways. In 36 it sort of gives us the alternative. It says

5
00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:28,160
but he who sins against me injures himself and all those who hate me love

6
00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:33,880
death. Now the me in this is not God. It's the wisdom of God, the teachings of God.

7
00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:38,960
And so basically it's saying if you sin against the wisdom of God you injure

8
00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:45,400
yourself and if you hate the wisdom of God you love death. All sins against God

9
00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:50,440
and the wisdom of God is injury to self and all hate towards God and the wisdom

10
00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:56,920
of God is a love of death. Ouch! So here's the bottom line. We ought to want

11
00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:02,600
to do the things that God wants us to do. We should listen to the wisdom of God.

12
00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,680
That means we should sit under preaching and teaching. Listen to our encouragement

13
00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,240
calls. We should study the Word of God and try to learn the best we possibly

14
00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:16,720
can what it is that God wants to teach us. This wisdom is available. God makes

15
00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:23,600
it available and you can know it and you can live it. That's for us to understand.

16
00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:30,280
For others perhaps not so much but for us I love the wisdom of God and I would

17
00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,800
entreat you to do the same. Get in a local church. Sit under a pastor who is

18
00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,760
godly and can teach you what you need to know about the Lord that you don't

19
00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,960
already know and maybe you can teach others as well. Let us work together to

20
00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:47,200
subject ourselves to the wisdom of God. God bless you today.

21
00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,000
Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. You too can make the

22
00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,560
world a better place.