Wise People: December 2001

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A name that comes to mind when thinking of a wise person is Albert Einstein. In the Bible we read that Solomon had great wisdom and that he was wiser than Ethan, Heman, Chalcol and Darda, other wise men of his time. But do you know that “great men are not always wise”? If they leave God out of their lives, they are foolish. Only the Scriptures are able to make us wise unto salvation (2 Timothy 3:1515And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:15)). God will give us wisdom if we receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour (1 Corinthians 1:3030But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1 Corinthians 1:30)). A person who rejects the Lord Jesus Christ is not wise in God’s eyes, no matter how much education he may have. On the other hand, there are many poor people who are “rich in faith” (James 2:55Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? (James 2:5)). These are the ones whom God considers to be “wise people.”
1. When wise men came from the east to Jerusalem, whom were they seeking? Matthew 2:___
2. What did a wise woman who lived in Abel advise all the people in her wisdom? 2 Samuel 20:___
3. What counsel does God give to kings so they can be wise? Psalm 2:___
4. A companion of fools will be destroyed. What is the opposite of this?
Proverbs 13:___
5. The sluggard is told to consider the ant. What wise thing does it do?
Proverbs 6:___