"Whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord." Proverbs 8:35 We became misfts in God's eternal plan but we've been resurrected by the work of Wisdom Incarnate - Jesus. The wisdom

"I was the craftsman at his side." Proverbs 8:30 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," begins the Bible. He built the world on a foundation of wisdom. All of the

"I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me." Proverbs 8:17 Even if you've rejected God's foundation of wisdom for years, it's there when you're ready for it. It's not too late to

"'Let all who are simple come in here!' she says to those who lack judgement." Proverbs 9:4,16 Wisdom promises everlasting blessing; Folly promises a moment of pleasure. Whose voice do you hear?

"God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:27 We were meant to be the image of God. Humanity will bear His image. He will

"I thought in my heart, 'Come now, I will test you wtih pleasure to find out what is good.'" Ecclesiastes 2:1 As Christians we live for something much more lasting than the cult of earthly empires

"The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8 Human nature is never satisfied. God gives us gifts but we want more, we're always waiting for the next

"When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it." Genesis 3:6 We must be suspicious of

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." Proverbs 16:25 We don't intend to depart from God's path but temptations have a way of making the wrong decisions

"Did God really say ....?" Genesis 3:1 Psychologists call our thought process "rationalizing," but the biblical word for it is temptation. If you are human, you are skilled in the art

"The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him." Psalm 37:40 To take refuge in God we must take refuge in Him, and Him

"Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.'" 2 Samuel 12:13 What do you do when confronted with your sins? Are you resistent? Do you get defensive? Test your level of

"Mercy triumphs over judgement!" James 2:13 God's judgement is the natural result of His righteousness but His mercy exceeds His justice. God tells us to be like Him. If we are to have His mind

"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes 7:20 It's only natural that we take our eyes off the invisible God and put them on something or someone

"Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling." 2 Corinthians 5:2. God placed an impulse deep in our hearts for the things of heaven, but we want it now. Where have you

"We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us." 1 Corinthians 2:12 The fifth lesson of wisdom from the Cross

"The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God." 1 Corinthians 2:10 The fourth lesson of wisdom from the Cross is this: Never be afraid to go deep. Never be content with staying

"You are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteous, holiness and redemption." 1 Corinthians 1:30 The third lesson of wisdom from the Cross is: Never despise

"In the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him. 1 Corinthians 1:21 God is the Pursuer and He receives the glory in our relationship with Him. There isn't anything in the human

"Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?" 1 Corinthians 1:20 Never exchange eternal glory for temporary gain. Jesus forsook the temporal because He knew the eternal. Avoid seeking a