Got Wisdom?

Throughout the bible we read about men and women of great wisdom, but none stands out more to me than our brother Job.

What wisdom, what patience, what faith, what hope and trust Job had in our Lord God Almighty.

Job was one of the richest people in the area that he lived in!

No doubt, through his wisdom he was able to obtain such riches.

Because of his wisdom, he was not only wealthy, but he was a man of high standards and a good character. 

The one thing that stands out to me from reading about Job is the fact that he was deeply concern about the spiritual welfare of his children.

Every year when his seven son's had a birthday, they would all get together with their three sisters and others and have a celebration which would sometimes last several days.

But, whenever the celebration was over, early the next morning, Job would arise and purify his children through his burnt offerings to God.  He would give an offering on behalf of each of his children because he was concerned that they may have unknowingly sinned during their celebration. Job made sure that he went before the Lord and prayed on behalf of his children for the things that they had done. 

Fast forward to the present and those burnt offerings that Job offered up to God has now become prayers.  We can send up prayers to God on behalf of our children.

As parents, we are responsible for our children's welfare and well being.  We are responsible for them developing a relationship with God. We should be the one to introduce our children to God and encourage them to love and serve Him wholeheartedly.  

As Job sent up burnt offerings for his children's spiritual welfare, we are to send up prayers for our children's salvation.  We are to pray daily for our children that may be wayward and have strayed away from what is right. 

It is up to us to get the wisdom that the book of Proverbs talks about in chapter four.  In verse ten it encourages us to listen to the wisdom that our parent(s) are teaching us and do as they say so that we can live a long good life.  Job had that type of wisdom so he didn't stumble or did he become limp when he was faced with so many challenges in his life.

As parents, we should sacrifice time daily to pray for wisdom for ourselves so that we would be able to guide our children in the way that God wants us to.  We should also pray daily for the safety of our children and for them to become the person that God created them to be.

If you need wisdom, if you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him and he will gladly tell you.  He will not resent your asking. (James 1:5)

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