Monday, August 11, 2008

v20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;
v21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
v22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
v23 If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
v24 But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
v25 since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
v26 I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-
v27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

I made you, I put you in your mother's womb and yet you do not heed Me, your Maker. Listen for My voice heed not your own. I want only good for you, riches beyond your imagination or understanding. Place your faith in Me and I will in turn show you what I desire. Your life has meaning only because I give it to you. My desire is to lift you up, glorify you, put your feet on the path of righteousness. Listen and obey.

What I wrote in this last paragraph was with my eyes closed listening to the small quiet voice I hear when I am waiting on the Lord. I typed as I "heard" the words and what you see is what I heard. I was having trouble understanding the passage as I tried to take it a part and asked for the meaning that was applied to me from it. So I kept my eyes closed after I prayed that and heard "Type as I speak." I thought, why not? And that's what popped out. I understood riches meant His type of riches, not necessarily earthly ones. No lotto wins or worldly desires fulfilled, you know, ones that can't be bought.

Okay, am I nuts? Is this normal? I know this is from the Lord, an innate knowledge. Spooky.

1 comment:

Cyndi said...

I love that He speaks, and you obey. He doesn't really ask for much more than that. Are you nuts? Does it matter as long as the Lord is pleased?!

I love that we are both being spoken to about wisdom, and the riches He promises are found in gaining wisdom.

what a sweet treat!