SF097 - WISE WORDS FOR WICKED DAYS (Proverbs 2 1-22)
SF097
WISE WORDS FOR WICKED DAYS
Proverbs 2:1-22; 1-6
INTRODUCTION
Proverb = "A short sentence based on long experience"
Solomon author (2 Chronicles 1:7-12)
Solomon spoke over 3000 proverbs.
The difference between Knowledge and Wisdom...
Knowledge is needed to pass the test in school, but wisdom is needed to pass the test of life.
Knowledge is learned; wisdom is given.
Knowledge comes by looking around; wisdom comes by looking up.
Knowledge comes by study; wisdom comes by meditation with God.
Wisdom teaches one how to apply his knowledge.
‘Wisdom is knowledge put in action”
John and Dave were hiking when they spotted a mountain lion staring at them. John froze in his tracks, but Dave sat down on a log, tore off his hiking boots, pulled a pair of running shoes from his backpack and hurriedly began to put them on.
"For crying out loud, you can't outrun a mountain lion!" John hissed.
"I don't have to," shrugged Dave. "I just have to outrun you."
1A. WHAT WISDOM REQUIRES (1-6)
1B. Appreciate God’s Word (v.1a)
"accept" = receive
2B. Appropriate God’s Word (v.1b)
"store"= hide
(Psalms 119:11) "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
3B. Assimilate God’s Word (v.2a)
"turning your ear" = "incline..." = to sharpen or fine tune the hearing.
4B. Apply God’s Word (v.2b)
(James 1:22) "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
(John 14:21) "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. ...”
5B. Ask for God's Help In Understanding His Word (v.3-6)
The search (3-4)
(1 John 5:14) "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."
The success (5-6)
(James 1:5) "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”
2A. HOW WISDOM REWARDS (7-22)
1B. The Personal Dimension of Wisdom (7-8; 20-22)
(1 Corinthians 1:30) "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God‑‑that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."
He saves us (7a)
(1 Corinthians 15:57) "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
(1 John 5:4) "for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."
He supports us (7b-8)
He secures us (20-22)
2B. The Public Demonstration of Wisdom (9-19)
Concerning our choices (9-11)
Speaks of the ability to discern right from wrong!
Concerning our company (12-15)
Concerning our companion (16-19)
CONCLUSION:
How do we Gain Wisdom?
Wisdom in the product of the Spirit
Wisdom is the presence of the Savior
(1 Corinthians 1:24) "but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."
(Deuteronomy 4:40) "Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time."