Starting Line

(Proverbs 9:4 KJV)  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Is this a universal call?  It seems to be selective.  Does it assume that some are not “simple” (naive NASB) (6612a) just as there are some who understand?  I would think that there would be some who have been studying what God has to say that might not need to tune in to this session.  It makes me think of attending a training session with a bunch of teachers and the leader picked up an object and said, “This is a mouse.”  When I looked around I realized there were teachers present that did not know that.

There is a place for Wisdom 101.  There are basics that need to be taught.  Only you can decide if that is where you are.  We need to start there but are expected to keep moving forward.  As Paul said,

(1 Corinthians 3:2 KJV)  I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

So?  Start where you are.  No problem there as long as you don’t stop where you are. 

Pit Not Poker

(Pro 1:21 KJV)  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Wisdom is needed in the “concourse” (noisy NASB) (1993).  I think most translations miss this.  We try to pretty it up and put it in a certain location.  This is the word for being a rowdy drunk.  It is the word for an air-head, gossipy, undisciplined thirteen year old girl.  It has the idea of deliberate chaos.  This is a wild game of pit not a tense poker hand.

We tend to think that spiritual things happen in the quiet of the study or in one-on-one moments, and they do.  The point here is that wisdom is appropriate for the swap meet and the auction house also.  Will people listen?  Probably not.  There is no indication they listen here either.

So?  We want results but they are not our responsibility.  Remember,

(1Co 3:6 KJV)  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

That does not remove the responsibility from us to plant and water.  We are to do our best.  Wisdom will take root and grow.  Or not.  We need to do our part.  Today.  Maybe in the next five minutes.