Introduction
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” - Proverbs 2:6
My dad worked for IBM, and, as a young girl, I would occasionally visit his office. He always let us peek into the enormous room filled with giant machines that generated a lot of noise and heat. Dad said those machines were called “computers.” Today, the cell phone I carry in my purse has far more capacity for information than the entire room my dad showed me as a child.
We live in a culture flooded with information, but in a sea of information, wisdom matters. How do we process all we can learn into what we should believe? How do we discern fact from opinion? Scripture has answered those questions throughout history. “The Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6).
One of the most powerful proofs of the miraculous nature of God’s word is the fact that it has transcended the cultural trends of every generation. Today’s world is filled with information, yet popular movies and television are fascinated with fantasy.
Is an idea or belief based on fact or fiction? God’s word is the wisdom we need so we can process what we learn into what we should know, trust, and believe. The Lord gives wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. When we search his word, we find the truth, wisdom, and discernment we need.