Monday, February 7, 2011

Seeking Yet Not Finding

Proverbs 14:6-7

6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 Stay away from the foolish,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Has someone ever asked for your opinion but then when given, it goes unreceived? King Solomon recorded in Proverbs that a mocker will seek wisdom but still not find it. How on earth could one seek and not find? Wisdom is from God but if one does not reverence God then it becomes impossible to receive anything. Someone that asks your opinion has to have a certain level of respect for you in order to receive it. Your opinion is your opinion but the most important piece is what is God's outlook? King Solomon is saying that if there is no respect then any wisdom given falls on deaf ears. How many times has wisdom fallen on your deaf ears? What about the wisdom you've given, has it fallen on deaf ears? To further his point, King Solomon said to stay away from the foolish for there is nothing worthwhile they can offer you. So from either side, if you give a mocker wisdom and they don't receive it, that's on them and be sure that you keep your distance because the axe will surely fall. If you are the one seeking council, do not go to the foolish because they won't point you in the correct direction.

We've come a long way with google, wikipedia, answers.com and other such websites that provide answers to almost every possible question. Unfortunately, not every place has the correct answer. The one who has the correct answer is waiting for us to seek him. Do you have enough respect of God to seek, ask and receive an answer from him?

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