Higher Pursuit

“Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.” Proverbs 3:16 (ESV)

Long life, riches and honour are the final pursuit of many, an end in themselves. This pursuit brings striving, anxiety, self-preservation and other prisons. In my Kingdom they are not the goal, but they are the by-products of seeking wisdom.

Lay down your pursuit of the inferior.

I am calling you now to the higher pursuit, to search for my wisdom. To learn to think as I do is wisdom; to follow my lead is wisdom; obedience to my word is wisdom; to know what I do and to do the same is wisdom; to lay down your own understanding, desire and opinion in place of mine is wisdom. The invitation to receive greater discernment of these things is open to you. What will you pursue?

Those who choose wisdom are the ones I can trust, they are the ones who will listen to the intricacies of my leading, they are the ones who will be able to navigate the battlegrounds safely. They are the ones who will work for my glory and not their own.

Activation: 

Invite the Holy Spirit to lead you through an honest assessment of your heart. Where are the worldly values of long life, riches and honour misplaced in you? Where has the pursuit of Godly wisdom taken second place? Let him go deep into the subtleties of your thought life. Repent of anything he shows you and lay them down. Recommit to the pursuit of wisdom through the help of the Holy Spirit.

Set time aside to read and meditate on the whole of Proverbs 3, which speaks such deep truth about the pursuit of Wisdom.

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Psalm 73:25-26 (ESV)

Whom have I in heaven but you?  And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.