Prov 8:1 - Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
It's getting hot out these days!
Summers in the Central Valley of California are not normally cool. The weather starts warming up in April and May, and by June through August it gets blistering hot. Not as hot as some places... Arizona and New Mexico are desert-hot in the summer. But for a place so populated, it is a very hot climate. Funny thing is, people have lived here for years, some all of their life, and most still act like the heat is unexpected. You hear people complaining all the time about the heat, even though it's the same every year. Of course, most of the same people are complaining about the cold when it dips below 70 degrees too.... lol :)
The point is that the heat is predictable, and it warns us every year that its coming in those spring months when we can start wearing summer clothes. There's no getting around that these are the conditions we live in, just like there's no escaping the fact that hurricanes happen in the Gulf and tornadoes happen in the Midwest. These are the conditions we need to be prepared for.
Wisdom recognizes the conditions and prepares for them, instead of acting like they are not there or don't belong. All of these first 8 chapters of Proverbs keeps resounding the thermometer to pay attention to Wisdom. She's calling out to you daily... she's offering you understanding... she's not hidden or unexpected, but right there for everyone to listen to if we would just listen and follow her calling. Wisdom never stops calling out to us, just like summer heat never stops coming. Listen and prepare for her words.
Yet isn't it the case that we all tend to ignore wisdom like it's not really there? We think we can get by without obedience to the words of Wisdom, and believe the heat isn't coming. We ignore the commands of God and pay more attention to the ways of men. We push aside what is Right to do in order to do what everyone else is doing. We expect to keep the pleasantness of spring instead of preparing for the heat of summer.
Funny thing about the heat of summer - I don't hear too many people complaining about the sun being up more hours to be able to do things in the evenings. I certainly don't hear people complaining about the opportunities it gives for taking a vacation or enjoying time on an activity. Certainly haven't heard many people complain about swimming in their pools either! With the summer heat comes other blessings, if we prepare for it wisely.
Listen to Wisdom calling you today - it's messages of truth and understanding traverse generations and ages, bringing principles that lead to long term success and fruitfulness. Don't hesitate to listen to God's wise counsel and put His principles into practice.
It may just be the difference between enjoying the summer heat versus burning up in it.
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