Proverbs 1:20-22.
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech.
Many of us were raised on the Biblical account of Solomon, son of David, becoming king of Israel. Solomon goes to the Temple to pray. God offers him anything he would like. He asks for wisdom to rule God’s people. God affirms that request and adds long life and riches. Solomon started right, recognizing his need for wisdom.
This week we have looked at Jesus’ claim that he is the gate for the sheep. Proverbs personifies Wisdom as a person in the city of our lives. It is at the “gate” that she makes a speech and talks to us. If Jesus is the gate then it is in our relationship with him, with God, that we not only enter in and thus change our lives in a legal transaction that controls Evil’s access to us and protects us, even when we make bad choices, but it is in that relationship that we begin to hear Wisdom speaking into our lives.
Today we will face many decisions. Some of those decisions are small like whether to eat that piece of cake, and some are big as we face the challenges of life. It is a comfort to know that as we listen, Wisdom is seeking to speak to us. We are not alone as we navigate life and the Spirit that walks with us knows the best way through the tangles. Thank you, Lord.
On the Way to Wonder 