I read the following description of a truly wise person in the Bible today – one who exhibited wisdom with selfless concern! I found myself saying, “Oh Lord, I want to be more like that!”
“I HAVE SEEN THIS EXAMPLE OF WISDOM UNDER THE SUN [here on earth – “this side of heaven”], and it seemed great to me. There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and HE BY HIS WISDOM DELIVERED THE CITY. Yet no one remembered that poor man. But I say THAT WISDOM IS BETTER THAN MIGHT, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.” (From Ecclesiastes 9:13–16 (ESV)
After reading and reflecting on that description and display of wisdom I jotted these words in my Bible… There are things more important than recognition and reward! May I display true “wisdom” in the public interest and the common good, regardless of its personal benefit or whether I am noticed or not!
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