By Wayne Stiles
Our home has a daily ritual as humorous as it is predictable. Our
two Labradors receive breakfast from one of our daughters, and in the evening they get supper
from the other daughter.
I
took this picture one morning. You can tell it’s morning because the
dogs know which daughter feeds them at which time of day. They wait for
the “morning feeder” to emerge from her door. And wait . . . and wait.
The dogs’ devotion to food reminds me of a proverb where wisdom offers a simple invitation:
Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway
For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD. (Proverbs 8:34–35)
After reading these verses, the picture of my dogs changes from comical to convicting. How do we find wisdom? By “watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.” Literally, the Hebrew reads, “yom, yom”—or “day by day.” It takes a daily commitment to listen, to watch, and to wait in the Word of God in order to gain wisdom.
Don’t misunderstand. By “daily” I don’t mean a legalistic box to check. No, I mean a dogged devotion to listening to, watching for, and regularly waiting on God’s wisdom as found in the Bible.
The secret of counteracting our bent toward waywardness rests with wisdom. . . . She is calling for our attention. She doesn’t want us to drift throughout the day without taking her along as our companion. —Charles R. Swindoll
You and I both crave a good life—“good” in the best sense of the word. These verses tell us where to find that kind of life—in the daily intake and application of wisdom. Finding wisdom amounts to finding life—and God’s favor.
Need a great place to begin your meal? Sink your teeth into Proverbs 8—which ends with the verses we just read.
Post courtesy of www.waynestiles.com.Used by permission.
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