Creator of Wisdom

In Proverbs chapter 8 wisdom speaks of her whereabouts at creation. In our culture today there is the idea that the world was created by chaos or accident. This chapter says something quite different. God had wisdom prior to the creation of the world. Wisdom is an important part of who God is.

I am astonished by the imagery used here. In verse 28 we are told that wisdom was there when God "established the clouds above: when He strengthened the fountains of the deep." Now when I think of deep waters, I don't picture strength as much as a flowing fountain that is full of grace. But, if you've ever watched a child struggle to swim in a river where the current is swift, you know it's strong beyond that of the child, or even yourself. God's wisdom created the waters to have strength beyond what we could imagine.

Most of the readers of this blog probably know of the hurricane that recently caused destruction in the southern US, and that there are many whose lives are now in shambles and they are in need. I am not sure why God allowed this to happen, and I am not here to make assumptions. All I can say is that God will bring something out of this to glorify His name. Let's all look for what that will be. (Along those lines, what can each of us do to help? Let's try to do what we can.)

Verse 36 says the "He that sinneth against [wisdom] wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me loveth death." If we hate wisdom, or sin against her, we are in hatred against the very character of God that brings us life and created our souls. Let's walk with wisdom today and learn of the character of God.