PRECIOUS
JEWELS
IN THE
TREASURE CHEST
OF
GOD’S WORD
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:
but the lips of knowledge
are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 20:15 (KJV)
Gold and rubies bring a high
price, and we can put a value on them based on size and purity. However, the
value of wise words is inestimable. Gold and precious stones are abundant
compared to finding someone who truly speaks wisdom on a consistent basis. If
we find a wise friend of whom to seek counsel, we are blessed indeed. However,
in most of our homes, we have the greatest jewel of wisdom ever written—the
Holy Bible. Do we display it like the crown jewels of England or is it hidden
from view? Or do we carry it ostentatiously to church each Sunday, wearing it
like we would a ruby bracelet but never open it at home? Do we mine its wisdom
daily by reading it, pondering it, memorizing it, and praying the Lord will
sink its wisdom into our hearts? Or does it gather dust on the bookshelf until
another Sunday rolls around? Our brothers and sisters in countries where
Christians are actively persecuted treasure God’s word with their lives. They
will risk everything to own even a few pages of a Bible and painstakingly copy
those pages to share with others. Lips that speak knowledge, that share wisdom
from the word of God, are a precious jewel. Are my lips jewels or are they
fools gold?
Father,
place Your purifying fire on our lips as you did for Isaiah that we may speak
wisdom that can only come from You. Help us to immerse ourselves daily in Your
word in order to mine the precious jewels of wisdom found there.
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