Wisdom - A Wise Son Makes His Father Glad!

A few months ago, I saw Chase reading his Bible and I asked what he was reading. He responded that he was reading Proverbs 15. Then I asked him if there was a specific verse that caught his attention and he said “a wise son makes his father glad”.

Since that day, I have thought of that verse several times and it was the verse that I reminded Chase about this verse as he prepared to return to the US.

We live in the time known as the information age, but we are certainly not living in the age of wisdom. One tool available to a large percentage of people around the world, which gives them immediate access to seemingly endless amounts of information, is the computer.

Computers can store information, put us in touch with all types of information and can even retrieve information all by the simple touch of our fingers. However, computers cannot give us the ability to use information and knowledge wisely.

So what is wisdom? Most often, it is explained as the application of knowledge, but it is much more than that. Wisdom is God’s plan for creation and our lives as opposed to the chaos, destruction and death that is always present in our world.

Wisdom means to be skillful and successful in our relationships and our responsibilities in life. Wise men and women have the ability to understand what to do and how to do it, in the right way and in the right time. Does it sound complicated? Well it isn’t and here is why.

Proverbs says that a wise son will hear the instruction of his father and that a wise son will make his father glad. The only way that we can truly have wisdom and truly make our Father in Heaven glad, is to submit ourselves to hearing and obeying God’s word. James 1:22 says…be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

So how do we get wisdom? The Bible says that Solomon was and will always be, the wisest man who lived on this earth. So if we are seeking wisdom, it is important for us to understand the source of his wisdom. Solomon did not gain this wisdom by means of accessing information and knowledge through books, the internet or even college. He simply asked God for wisdom and God honored his request.

God has given us that same ability. James 1:5 says, If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
God never intended man to live apart from His infinite wisdom and understanding, so all we have to do is humble ourselves before Him and ask…just as Solomon did so many years ago. Remember, a wise son makes his father glad!