The Wise Man

The Wise Man
Brad Reiches
Sep 13 2007 12:36PM

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

GodThoughtsWired! 

 

"The Wise Man"

"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man is he who seeks counsel."

Proverbs 12:15

Why?  Why does the "wise man" seek counsel?  Because he has learned that, "There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death" (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25).  And why is that true?  Well,

"The heart is deceitful above all else and desperately sick...

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool..."

Jeremiah 17:9; Proverbs 28:26

This is why the "wise man" learns to, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding" (Proverbs 3:5).  Why?  Because the "wise man" knows that, "'My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts, than your thoughts,' declares the Lord" (see Isaiah 55:8-9).The "wise man" has come to believe that this is true, and he puts his trust in it.

It's how he became the "wise man."

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