“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established. ”And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches”.
Proverbs 24:3-4
During His sermon Jesus told them a parable about two men: One who built his house upon a rock and another upon sand. Here we can see that wisdom makes a difference. When the rain and flood came the house on the rock stood firm but the house on the sand collapsed. The meaning of the parable is that we should have a proper foundation and wisdom from God to build a house.(Mathew7:24-27).The foundation of the lives of a believer is the Rock—Jesus Christ.
God gave wisdom to different people at different times to fulfill His purposes. Noah to build the ark, Solomon to build the temple, Bezalel to adorn the tabernacle, Nehemiah to build the wall. Now He gives us ,the believers to make our body, soul and mind—a living tabernacle of the Lord. God gives us the wisdom, Jesus gives us the understanding and Holy Spirit gives us the word of knowledge. All the three are needed to build our lives, homes and families. This makes us sharp and double edged like the sword of God. By this we can succeed on this earth. “Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge “. Proverbs22:20
After building the house on rock-Jesus, we have to think about our future generations . Understanding will establish your house. Understanding begins with having the right role models for your children. Parents need to teach their children to join with that ONE who will complete them.
It is the Godly wisdom that help us successful in life. Yet people welcome worldly knowledge and and resist Godly wisdom.
By filling us with treasures of knowledge of the word of God, understanding ( psalms 73:1-3,16-18) and the wisdom of the Lord ,we can face the problems and challenges of our lives because we know that He who is in us is greater than he that is in the world . So pray always to the Master Builder to come along our side and give us the skill of Bezalel(Exodus31:1-6), who adorned the tabernacle Solomon built. We have to work always for the building of our lives, till the end of our time on this earth. The temple of Solomon though strong was destroyed by the Romans, but the temple we are building for God, the living temple, will never perish, because we are filled with the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.
Prayer
Father God , please help us to build our homes on wisdom and established with understanding and fill the rooms with your knowledge .
We pray in Jesus name.
Amen
Sol.Gigi Jacob