“Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.”
Proverbs 3:13-14
It is hardly possible to turn on the television or listen to the radio for any length of time without hearing a commercial inviting you to invest in gold. The price of gold is through the roof when compared to the dollar or other commodities or even itself from just a few years ago.
But look at the ‘secret’ investment strategy that Proverbs chapter 3, verses 13 and 14 reveals to us. There is an investment we can make with
much better returns than gold or silver.
What is it that can be more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold?
If I were a businessman wouldn’t I want that kind of an investment?
Well, we know the answer because it is not hidden.
We are told very plainly that it is wisdom and understanding.
While the answer is evident the ‘finding’ and the ‘gaining’ is where it becomes a bit more difficult. It is not worldly wisdom or man’s understanding that brings great returns.
It is the wisdom that comes from God.
That can make us stumble sometimes because we don’t think like God – His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts – so the finding of wisdom and the gaining of understanding first require the humbling of our egos
and a desire to know Him who is wisdom.
Invest in knowing Him.
I encourage you to invest in His wisdom and His understanding and
they will provide far greater benefits – eternal versus temporal – than
silver and gold ever can.
Proverbs 3:13-14
It is hardly possible to turn on the television or listen to the radio for any length of time without hearing a commercial inviting you to invest in gold. The price of gold is through the roof when compared to the dollar or other commodities or even itself from just a few years ago.
But look at the ‘secret’ investment strategy that Proverbs chapter 3, verses 13 and 14 reveals to us. There is an investment we can make with
much better returns than gold or silver.
What is it that can be more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold?
If I were a businessman wouldn’t I want that kind of an investment?
Well, we know the answer because it is not hidden.
We are told very plainly that it is wisdom and understanding.
While the answer is evident the ‘finding’ and the ‘gaining’ is where it becomes a bit more difficult. It is not worldly wisdom or man’s understanding that brings great returns.
It is the wisdom that comes from God.
That can make us stumble sometimes because we don’t think like God – His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts – so the finding of wisdom and the gaining of understanding first require the humbling of our egos
and a desire to know Him who is wisdom.
Invest in knowing Him.
I encourage you to invest in His wisdom and His understanding and
they will provide far greater benefits – eternal versus temporal – than
silver and gold ever can.
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