“I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.”
Proverbs 8:12-14 KJV.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.” Proverbs 8:12-14 NKJV
“I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. 13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech. 14 Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.” Proverbs 8:12-14 New Living Translation
God who is Wisdom,
It is always good to come across the positives amidst the negative and the thou shalt nots. Your wisdom Lord God, should we choose to live by it, in it and with it and by Your Holy Spirit grows not just fruits but brings gifts. I like the New Living Translation, modern wording from the original Greek, because it uses words I can understand, it explains them. Thank you for Bible translators Father.
Rather than 7 things that You hate Father there are seven gifts that wisdom can bring: 1 Prudence or good judgement. 2 knowledge. 3 Discernment (to see what is really going on). 4 Common Sense. 5 Success. 6 Insight. 7 Strength.
Solomon calls us to step away, out of the things that You Lord loath and into what he reminds us that You give to those who seek Your wisdom. It reminds me that You call me to die to self but then in Jesus You pour upon me life in all its fulness. With You it is never a fair exchange for out of Your infinite riches in Jesus You give and give and give again.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Thursday 5th June 2025
Mighty ocean of blessings! Given freely to us at great cost.
O boundless salvation! deep ocean of love,
O fulness of mercy, Christ brought from above,
The whole world redeeming, so rich and so free,
Now flowing for all men, come, roll over me!
My sins they are many, their stains are so deep,
And bitter the tears of remorse that I weep;
But useless is weeping; thou great crimson sea,
Thy waters can cleanse me, come, roll over me!
My tempers are fitful, my passions are strong,
They bind my poor soul and they force me to wrong;
Beneath thy blest billows deliverance I see,
O come, mighty ocean, and roll over me!
Now tossed with temptation, then haunted with fears,
My life has been joyless and useless for years;
I feel something better most surely would be
If once thy pure waters would roll over me.
O ocean of mercy, oft longing I’ve stood
On the brink of thy wonderful, life-giving flood!
Once more I have reached this soul-cleansing sea,
I will not go back till it rolls over me.
The tide is now flowing, I’m touching the wave,
I hear the loud call of the mighty to save;
My faith’s growing bolder, delivered I’ll be;
I plunge ‘neath the waters, they roll over me.
And now, hallelujah! the rest of my days
Shall gladly be spent in promoting his praise
Who opened his bosom to pour out this sea
Of boundless salvation for you and for me.
Lyrics: General William Booth (Funder Salvation Army)