“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.
“Uncertainty” seems to be a word that describes the world we live in today, but nothing so uncertain as the future can change what we know about God and his wisdom. Solomon begins a new description of wisdom, focusing on the power it possesses and the peace that it brings to those who submit to it. Solomon begins by describing God’s wisdom as what was present during creation. It was through wisdom that God created the universe, our world, the water, and the land, the violence of nature, and the calmness of nature. The wisdom of God holds all things together.
Everything about our world and our universe points to an all-powerful God as its creator. Since God did create everything, He gets to make the rules. And that same all-powerful God has not only given us physical laws but moral laws as well. Since he creates the rules, and He is all-powerful, and since we know that he is a loving and benevolent God, we have every obligation and every reason to submit to his wisdom. Once we do this, there will come a peace that passes all human comprehension to guard our hearts and minds. Furthermore, as Solomon specifically says, this will allow us to sleep peacefully at night, having entrusted all things to God.
Scripture: Proverbs 3:19-26.
Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker.
Recorded on Wednesday Night, January 20, 2021.
