Do we desire God’s wisdom in our lives and what would it look like to pursue it? 

This is the question I posed in the sermon on Proverbs 8 in our series Wisdom In Action. This is a speech from Lady Wisdom, who is asking us this question as well. This post is a space to gather some more resources from The Bible Project on this topic because they have created some in depth resources on Lady Wisdom, which is topic that I have found is not studied as often my many other subjects. Yet it is so meaningful, important and rich!

In the sermon, we talked about how Lady Wisdom in her 4 part speech answers this question this way:

• See God’s wisdom as more valuable than anything else.
• Put wisdom into action
• Join in Jesus’ restoration – bringing order back from chaos
• Choose God’s wisdom daily

I also shared these definitions that can help you as you read Proverbs:

• Wisdom – skill or applied knowledge, practical and social skill of righteousness and justice, the kind of knowledge demonstrated through action.
• Knowledge (knowing) – relational reciprocal, knowing and being known.
• Understanding – ability to discern what it best, or good
• Instruction – What you don’t know that you need to know
• Desire – deepest wants – not merely pleasure but what could lead to true life and joy
• Discretion – Strategy behind wise action

Here are The Bible Project Resources I encourage you to check out!

• VIDEO: How to Read The Books of Solomon
• VIDEO: Proverbs 8 – The Visual Commentary
• BLOG: How God’s Wisdom Leads to Joy
• PODCAST: In The Beginning With Lady Wisdom