Teach
Us to Number Our Days
The
Door of Wisdom
We go through many doors each day.
But there is one door that should get more use
than all the others combined.
The hinges of this door will never break or squeak.
The beauty of life you are looking for
is found behind that door.
It’s the Door to Wisdom!
Always keep your hand on the door knob.
Over the last few months,
we have looked at what God
has given us for each day.
We have looked at the importance of each day.
This journey started with Psalms 90.
Teach
us to number our days
that
we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Out of all we have discovered,
maybe the most important thing
you and I do each day
is go to the door
of wisdom.
34
Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching
daily at my doors,
waiting
at my doorway.
35
For whoever finds me finds life
and
receives favor from the LORD.
Proverbs 8:34-35 NIV
I remember the day when I delivered the newspaper,
and every morning people went to their door to get
the news.
Today, they go to Microsoft Windows.
Information is valuable
and we have more than
we can handle at our door step.
Proverbs 8 reminds us
there is another door
we should open every day.
The Door to
Wisdom!
Without wisdom
we do not
know what to do
with all the knowledge
that comes at us every day.
The knowledge we get each day
is not always pretty.
One glimpse of wisdom
and beauty can’t describe her.
To number our days a right,
we must have a love affair
with wisdom.
We must open the door to her world
because she will
give us the answers to life
and the revelation of God and His will.
I hope you will take the time
to open the
door
and read Proverbs 8.
Scripture
Reading
Proverbs 8:36 NIV
Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 On the heights along the way, where the paths
meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates leading into the city, at the
entrances, she cries aloud:
4 "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice
to all mankind.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6 Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest
wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them
is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are
faultless to those who have knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge
rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and
nothing you desire can compare with her.
12 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil;
hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse
speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are
just;
16 by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on
earth.
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and
prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield
surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the
paths of justice,
21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making
their treasuries full.
22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of
his works, before his deeds of old;
23 I was appointed from eternity, from the
beginning, before the world began.
24 When there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;
25 before the mountains were settled in place, before
the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he made the earth or its fields or any of
the dust of the world.
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the
deep,
28 when he established the clouds above and fixed
securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters
would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing
always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in
mankind.
32 "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed
are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not
ignore it.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching
daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35 For whoever finds me finds life and receives
favor from the LORD.
36 But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all
who hate me love death."
