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How wise are you? // Quão sábio é você?


 

I hold nothing against my father but I wish I had had a father who had sat with me and taught me the fear of the Lord. Like this father did with his son in Proverbs. But my father did what he thought it was better. He trusted in the church where he was taking me, and I am grateful for that. 

 

Even though it wasn’t my father who taught me that, I have learned to love and read the book of Proverbs my whole life and I am always seeking wisdom and understanding. 

The fear of the LORD is not something easy to wrap our minds around. 

 

It is easy to picture the fear of our parents. We see them, and we know what they are capable of. We know when they are angry at us. We fear them, therefore we want at all costs to avoid their anger. This doesn’t make us love them less. No, we learn to respect them for that and respect others too. This is love.

 

Even if we don’t really see the LORD, we must revere and acknowledge His presence, and if we are able to get that we are able to understand what it means to fear the LORD. 

 

How can I not fear something that is everywhere? There is no place I can hide from Him. Psalms 139 describes exactly why we should fear the LORD. 

 

Now, how the fear the LORD is going to bring me wisdom? Proverbs 2: 6-8 starts explaining how.

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

 

God wants us to feel the right feeling towards Him. Fear is a consequence of knowing him, it is a natural, human response to the grandiosity and majesty of God. When we realize how small and feeble, we are before Him, it would be stupid not to fear. Once we understand his power, we should want to do whatever He wants. Why? Maybe for self-preservation? Or because we should also know that He loves us and all he wants from us is the best things. He holds all wisdom and knowledge. A smart person wants to be smarter, but this person is smart because the LORD designed him to be that way. This person chooses how he should use his intelligence given by God for good or for evil. 

 

If this person chooses to listen to the one who holds all the intelligence, wisdom, and knowledge what would be the logical consequence? to become also intelligent, and wise. 

God wants us to make the right decisions. He wants to guide us in every detail of our lives, why? Because there is no place to hide from Him. 

 

Would you like to look up and acknowledge the all-mighty God, Creator of the heavens and earth? Would like to say out loud that you repent from all your bad choices that led you on the wrong paths? Would like to say that you acknowledge His Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence and you fear Him with all your body, mind, and soul? Would you like to invite Him to teach you the right ways, to give you wisdom and understanding? Would like to ask Him to give you a good ear to listen to his voice?

Invite Him, the Almighty God to be your only God.

 

The way to get wisdom and understanding is by reading His word left for us. Every day we read His Scriptures, because it is through the Bible that God talks to us. Through the Bible, God has revealed himself to us. The more we get to know Him, the more knowledge, understanding, and wisdom we get. Because everything we need to know is there. Seek and you find, knock and it will be open, and ask and it will be given to you. How much do you want it?

Não tenho nada contra meu pai, mas gostaria de ter tido um pai que se sentasse comigo e me ensinasse o temor do Senhor. Como este pai fez com seu filho em Provérbios. Mas meu pai fez o que achou melhor. Ele confiou na igreja para onde estava me levando e sou grata por isso.

 

Mesmo que não tenha sido meu pai quem me ensinou isso, aprendi a amar e a ler o livro de Provérbios durante toda a minha vida e estou sempre em busca de sabedoria e compreensão.

O temor do Senhor não é algo fácil de compreender.

 

É fácil imaginar o medo de nossos pais. Nós os vemos e sabemos do que eles são capazes. Sabemos quando eles estão com raiva de nós. Nós os tememos, por isso queremos a todo custo evitar sua raiva. Isso não nos faz amá-los menos. Não, aprendemos a respeitá-los por isso e a respeitar os outros também. Isto é amor.

 

Mesmo que nós realmente não vejamos o Senhor, devemos reverenciar e reconhecer Sua presença, e se conseguirmos isso, seremos capazes de entender o que significa temer ao Senhor.

 

Como posso não temer algo que está em toda parte? Não há lugar onde eu possa me esconder Dele. O Salmo 139 descreve exatamente por que devemos temer ao Senhor.

 

Agora, como o temor do SENHOR vai me trazer sabedoria? Provérbios 2: 6-8 começa explicando como.

Pois o Senhor dá sabedoria; da sua boca procedem o conhecimento e o entendimento. Ele reserva o sucesso para os retos, é um escudo para aqueles cuja conduta é irrepreensível, pois guarda o rumo dos justos e protege o caminho dos seus fiéis.

 

Deus quer que sintamos o sentimento certo em relação a Ele. O medo é uma consequência de conhecê-lo, é uma resposta natural e humana à grandiosidade e majestade de Deus. Quando percebemos quão pequenos e fracos somos diante Dele, seria estúpido não temer. Uma vez que entendemos o seu poder, devemos querer fazer o que Ele quiser. Por quê? Talvez para autopreservação? Ou porque também devemos saber que Ele nos ama e tudo o que quer de nós são as melhores coisas. Ele detém toda a sabedoria e conhecimento. Uma pessoa inteligente quer ser mais inteligente, mas essa pessoa é inteligente porque o Senhor a projetou para ser assim. Essa pessoa escolhe como deve usar a inteligência que lhe foi dada por Deus para o bem ou para o mal.

 

Se essa pessoa escolher ouvir aquele que detém toda a inteligência, sabedoria e conhecimento, qual seria a consequência lógica? tornar-se também inteligente e sábio.

Deus quer que tomemos as decisões certas. Ele quer nos guiar em cada detalhe de nossas vidas, por quê? Porque não há lugar para se esconder Dele.

 

Você gostaria de olhar para cima e reconhecer o Deus todo-poderoso, Criador dos céus e da terra? Gostaria de dizer em voz alta que você se arrepende de todas as suas más escolhas que o levaram para caminhos errados? Gostaria de dizer que você reconhece Sua Onisciência, Onipresença, Onipotência e O teme com todo o seu corpo, mente e alma? Você gostaria de convidá-Lo para lhe ensinar os caminhos certos, para lhe dar sabedoria e compreensão? Gostaria de pedir a Ele que lhe desse um bom ouvido para ouvir a sua voz?

Convide-O, o Deus Todo-Poderoso, para ser o seu único Deus.

 

A maneira de obter sabedoria e entendimento é lendo Sua palavra deixada para nós. Todos os dias lemos Suas Escrituras, porque é através da Bíblia que Deus fala conosco. Através da Bíblia, Deus se revelou a nós. Quanto mais O conhecemos, mais conhecimento, compreensão e sabedoria obtemos. Porque tudo o que precisamos saber estar aí. Busque e você encontrará, bata e será aberto, e peça e lhe será dado. Quanto você quer?

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