Your Skill For Living!
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
Proverbs 9:10
What image does the word skillful call to mind? It suggests
a talented musician, a gifted teacher, a patient craftsman, a
championship athlete, or a savvy financial expert. The skilled
person knows how to navigate through their
challenging tasks
and produce rare results: success! To expand idea of skillful,
consider these synonyms: expert, accomplished, masterly,
talented, adept, competent, and capable.
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word for “wisdom” (hokmah)
is
the same word translated as “skill” in many contexts—craftsmen,
shrewdness, animals that prepare homes and gather food, a ship’s
captain, and a maker of idols. Therefore, a wise person is one who
is skilled in living life according to God’s principles. A wise person
is one who navigates his or her way through life in a manner that
pleases God and helps others. And such skill (wisdom) is found
only in God Himself.
Do you have challenging situations in your life for
wisdom that's needed? Ask God, He has promised
to provide (James 1:5). True wisdom is the skill of
living successfully from God’s point of view.
