Courting Wisdom

Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 4:5-7 (KJV); Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Wisdom is a Spirit.

However, there is a reason why the Bible uses the feminine to refer to it. Wisdom is spoken of as “she” and God is deliberate about this language.

In our theme scripture, it says, “she shall preserve thee…” In proverbs 1:20, it says, “she raises her voice in the square…”

God in all this is telling us that wisdom ought to be treated like a man would treat a woman.

She must be courted, pursued and wooed.

He says, “Love her and she shall keep thee…”

When you understand this, you will know what it means to pay the price for wisdom. You will pursue her like your life depends on it, because it does.

A man in love will do anything for the woman he wants. Christ, in love with His bride, the church, went so far as to die for it.

And so it is with wisdom. You must be ready to seek her out, listen to her and break for her. Pay every price for wisdom. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 11:2, Ephesians 1:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Pay every price for wisdom. A man in love will do anything for the woman he wants. Christ, in love with His bride, the church, went so far as to die for it. You must be ready to seek out wisdom, listen to her and break for her.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for the priceless gift of wisdom; it overflows out of my spirit and touches everything that I do. Oh, I am wise in all that I do because I have understood what it means to court her. I invest in knowledge and continually drink from its deep treasures. To the glory of Your name. Amen.