“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.” Proverbs 9:10-12

Lord God, There are many voices in this world calling out to me and offering up their invitation. They call me to come and then they promise to satisfy and give me what they say is good. It seems and sounds a lot like wisdom. It even looks to be good. That’s what Eve saw too when she looked at the fruit. She saw a fruit that was pleasing to the eye. She desired to have the knowledge that was promised her. It seemed good, but death was in the fruit. Lord, the voices of folly have multiplied. I pray, as I step into this day, help me to tune my hearing and my ears to the truth of your Word and to the voice of my Shepherd. Help me to know the difference between his Voice and the voice of those who seek to kill and destroy me. Grant me wisdom to know the difference. Grant me strength to stay away. Satisfy me this morning with your unfailing love that I may be glad and serve you all of my days. Amen.

It all starts here: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Without faith none of God’s things will make sense because they are spiritually discerned. In this, as we get to know God better, as we gain deeper and better knowledge of the Holy One then we will gain understanding about who we are and how we are to live our lives in this world. When we know God better, then we understand life and our place in it better. This makes us more godly and keeps us from “folly”.