WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING

   Being an avid reader with interest in many different subjects; I have come across incredible intellects, the very smart, and the very savvy, the highly credentialed, as well as humble men with a great deal of common sense.
The rarest and most admirable are those who posses what I call Godly wisdom; acquired by persistent study, patience, and a desire to please God and help mankind.. Many people study and read incredible amounts of information and  it only makes them intolerable and arrogant. Others pile up credentials with no intentions of using them for the glory of God or the good of mankind , but only the enrichment of themselves.
   King David and his son Solomon taught us in the Holy writ of scriptures; we will not begin to be wise until we acknowledge; that the God of the Bible is the final arbiter of our fate, and worth. It is He who possesses
the knowledge of what is good, useful and worthy of pursuit, or foolish, vain and detrimental. King David proclaimed in the Psalms, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Solomon said the fear of God was the foundation of knowledge itself. He also added fools despise wisdom and instruction. A smart, credentialed or savvy person can obtain information and facts, yet be unable or unwilling to acquire wisdom and knowledge.
   One has to have a moral center with standards to determine what is wise, and dismiss what is foolishness. Every tyrant in history has had intellectually gifted persons in their employment. Godly wisdom is what determines how and for what purpose your intellect and acquired information will be used. Solomon wrote in the book of Proverbs: "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding...Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God... When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, then shall thou understand Righteousness, Justice and Equity, and every good path"..
   Often what seems right to those who do not seek God; is foolishness and harmful.  Jesus Christ our Messiah taught...."The wiser men believe themselves to be, the greater fools they become"....I would rather acknowledge my ignorance, fear God and seek council from Him; even if it means being considered a fool in this world.