UNIT 1: WISDOM IN PROVERBS

The Gifts of Wisdom | Bible Background • JOB 1; 42; PROVERBS 8
Devotional Reading • JOB 28: 12-28

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AIM FOR CHANGE
By the end of the lesson we will: RECOGNIZE the incomparable value of wisdom, APPRECIATE the difference between the rewards of wisdom and the rewards of mere wealth, and PURSUE godly wisdom rather than a substitute.

IN FOCUS

Today’s lesson at the fire academy was the blackout drill. The class of twenty cadets, dressed in full turnout gear with air bottles and breathing masks, stood before a training structure. They were ordered inside and found themselves in a room full of simulated smoke that was as dark as a moonless midnight.

“Masks off!” their instructor ordered.

The cadets all removed their air masks, frightened and confused in the dark as long seconds ticked by. It seemed like forever before the door opened and they stumbled out.

One cadet, Arnie, slumped onto the ground and complained to his buddy Melvin, “I just want to be an EMT! Why do I have to do this?”

“I’ve been doing this longer than you’ve been alive, son,” the instructor told him, quietly. “In this business, seconds count, and lives are at stake—including yours. That’s what I’m here for—to get you through your training so you can get the experience.”

Melvin told Arnie, “Twenty years ago, there was a five-alarm in the old piano factory on 28th Street. Nobody knew there were squatters inside, but he found them in the dark and single-handedly pulled three people out. He’s the best instructor in the academy.” Arnie realized there was too much he needed to learn.

Wisdom is more than just information. How can we take in what God has to teach us and find wisdom?

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