Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding…Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand riches and honor. —Proverbs 3:13, 16
THE BIBLE PROMISES something when you have wisdom: “Happy is the man who finds wisdom…Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand riches and honor.” Unfortunately, for King Solomon, he only had the left hand of wisdom, which holds riches and honor. The Lord had said to him, “…if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments…then I will lengthen your days” (1 Kings 3:14).
Because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross, riches and honor, as well as length of days, belong to us!
For Solomon, who was under the old covenant of law, the blessing of length of days was a conditional one, which he could receive only if he was able to keep the law perfectly. However, Solomon failed to do so and he did not enjoy length of days, which is in wisdom’s right hand. Today, because we are under the new covenant of grace, Jesus is at the Father’s right hand and He is our wisdom. And when we have Jesus, we can be blessed with the two hands of wisdom because of His finished work on the cross. This means that riches and honor, as well as length of days, belong to us!
What an awesome God we serve!
Beloved, pursue Jesus and you will experience wisdom in every area of your life. You cannot try to earn, deserve or study to acquire God’s wisdom. It comes by His unmerited favor. His wisdom will give you good success in your career. It will cause you to succeed as a student, parent or spouse. For instance, if you are facing some problems in your marriage, God will not just “zap” your spouse and make him or her do a moonwalk and come back to you! The same thing that drove your spouse away from you in the first place will just drive him or her away again. What you need is wisdom for your marital situation!
If you are faced with a crisis in your business, depend on the Lord for His wisdom. There are no “money problems,” only “idea problems.” Trust that the Lord will bless you with the wisdom from heaven to cause everything that you touch at your workplace to prosper. God’s wisdom always leads to promotion and good success.
Today’s Prayer
Father, I thank You that because of Jesus’ finished work at the cross, I am blessed with both the left and right hand of wisdom—riches and honor as well as length of days belong to me! I know that You want to bless me and my family with good success, and I thank You for making Your wisdom that brings this good success available to me through Your unmerited favor.
Today’s Thought
When I trust the Lord to bless me with wisdom, promotion and good success will follow.
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Prince, Joseph. 100 Days Of Favor, Daily Readings From Unmerited Favor.