\u201cAnd he said to man, \u2018Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Psalms 90:12<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.<\/p>\n Psalms 39:4<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cO LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!<\/p>\n Deuteronomy 32:29<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end!<\/p>\n Ecclesiastes 9:10<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.<\/p>\n Luke 12:35<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cStay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,\u00a0\u00a0and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.\u00a0\u00a0Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.\u00a0\u00a0If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!\u00a0\u00a0But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.\u00a0\u00a0You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.\u201d<\/p>\n John 9:4<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.<\/p>\n Ephesians 5:16<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.\u00a0\u00a0Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.<\/p>\n Proverbs 2:2<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;\u00a0\u00a0yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,\u00a0\u00a0if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,\u00a0\u00a0then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.\u00a0\u00a0For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;<\/p>\n Proverbs 4:5<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.<\/p>\n Proverbs 7:1<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;\u00a0\u00a0keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;\u00a0\u00a0bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.\u00a0\u00a0Say to wisdom, \u201cYou are my sister,\u201d and call insight your intimate friend,<\/p>\n Proverbs 8:32<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAnd now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.\u00a0\u00a0Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.\u00a0\u00a0Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.\u00a0\u00a0For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD,\u00a0\u00a0but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.\u201d<\/p>\n Proverbs 16:16<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.<\/p>\n Proverbs 22:17<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,<\/p>\n Proverbs 23:12<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.<\/p>\n Proverbs 18:1<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.\u00a0\u00a0A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.<\/p>\n Jude 1:19<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.<\/p>\n Being ready at all times is much different than thinking about being ready. \u00a0Being ready and living ready is putting the Word of God into action in our lives. \u00a0Thinking about being ready is just that, stuff moving through our head and no action to follow it up. \u00a0God’s will must be a desired and sought after presence in our lives. This desire and seeking keep us actionable for His purpose and plans. \u00a0Reread these verses and as is says in\u00a0Proverbs 22:17<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAnd he said to man, \u2018Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.\u2019\u201d Psalms 90:12\u00a0\u00a0So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. 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