One of the things that I do on a regular basis is read a chapter of Proverbs a day. My friend Brandon encouraged it and I took him up on it and I have done this now for almost 2 years.
When I say read it's more like listen to. Text-to-speech technology reads me a chapter of Proverbs every day. Whatever day of the month it is that is the chapter that I read it in Proverbs. If it's the 10th of the month that I read chapter 10. If it's the 19th of the month I read chapter 19.
As I go through it I pick up tidbits here and there that I didn't hear last time.
One of the interesting tidbits that I picked up this month is that wisdom was there as God created the earth. I think it was in chapter 8 where it says that wisdom was there and was before the oceans were formed. It's a fascinating thought because the way I was taught there was nothing and then there was stuff as God created. Sure, evolution and all that too cold and things evolved over time. But the initial creation was not a big bang as I was taught. Or it was a big bang that was spoken into existence by God.
But it's interesting to think about wisdom being there before anything was created. It's comforting because Proverbs is a book of wisdom. It's a poetic book and so that means it's hard to understand. But the nuggets that you glean as you go through it over and over and over far outweigh the difficulty of getting them.
Money, foolishness, preparing for things before they actually happen, a loving wife, although cool things that Solomon talks about in his poetic book of wisdom just help me throughout each and every day. I enjoy listening to it and I enjoy taking it in a chapter at a time. As I go along and realize that I've heard it over and over and over I start to meditate on it and wonder about how it plugs into real life and what it means and how I can apply it and how I can help others with the advice of Solomon instead of just the advice of David.
I encourage you to read today's chapter of Proverbs. And read a chapter a day. It will truly change your perspective on life. Go for it!
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