WEEK 9 – DAY 5

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

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 our 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.