【双语灵修】寻求智慧SEEK WISDOM

箴言 3 : 13 - 20

得智慧，得聪明的，这人便为有福！ 因为得智慧胜过得银子，其利益强如精金； 比珍珠宝贵，你一切所喜爱的都不足与比较。 她右手有长寿，左手有富贵。 她的道是安乐，她的路全是平安。 她与持守她的做生命树，持定她的俱各有福。 耶和华以智慧立地，以聪明定天， 以知识使深渊裂开，使天空滴下甘露。

五月二十六日

寻求智慧

“你们中间若有缺少智慧的，应当求那厚赐与众人、也不斥责人的神，主就必赐给他。”— 雅各书1:5

博士学位是任何一个学术领域中能取得到的最高学位。但有学问并不代表有智慧，有不少愚昧的人拥有博士学位，但也有不少没有受过高深教育的智者。

智慧是不同于学识的，有智慧的人不但能明白很多事情，他们还知道怎样解释事情的感知，和怎样明智地去运用这些知识。

智慧是一种生活方式，而知识只不过是把一些资料集合起来而已。电脑程式比我们的头脑能储藏更多的资料，但电脑是不会有智慧的。智慧不仅是头脑上的知识，还包括了“知道怎样做”。

在《箴言》这卷书中，智慧被拟人化成为一个完美的妇人，她会为所有寻求她的人带来生命、平安和福份。当你找到智慧时，你便知道该说什么话，和怎样能更好的去思考和生活。你也能明白事情是怎样发生的、什么是对的和怎样去避免犯错。

人既然可以得到智慧的美好馈赠，为何仍然会选择无知和愚昧的呢？要得智慧便要聆听神的话语，去深入反省《圣经》的教训，和向其他有智慧的信徒学习。

真智慧领我们到真神那里。耶稣说：“若不藉着我，没有人能到父那里去。”（约翰福音14 : 6）。真智慧能够找到一切智慧的源头。

祷告

主啊，感谢你赐我们智慧。求你帮助我们跟从那位向我们指出真智慧的路的耶稣，又领我们去与你永远同活。阿们。

Proverbs 3:13-20

TUESDAY, MAY 26

SEEK WISDOM

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault. —James 1:5

The highest degree a person can earn in a field of study is a doctorate. But education is not a true measure of wisdom. There are lots of foolish people with doctoral degrees, and there are many uneducated men and women who are wise.

Wisdom is not the same as academic learning. Wisdom not only understands many things but also knows how to interpret what it senses and how to use that knowledge wisely.

Wisdom is a way of life, while knowledge can be little more than a collection of data. Computer programs can store more data than our brains can. But a computer cannot be wise. Wisdom is not mere knowledge. It also involves “know-how.”

In the book of Proverbs, wisdom is personified as a perfect woman who brings life, peace, and blessing for all who seek her. When you find wisdom, you will know what to say and how best to think and live. You will discern how things came to be. You will understand what is right and how to avoid wrongdoing.

Why would anyone be content with ignorance or foolishness when they could have the beautiful gifts of wisdom? Wisdom is found in hearing God’s Word, reflecting deeply on its teachings, and learning from other believers who are wise.

True wisdom leads to the true God. Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). True wisdom finds the source of all wisdom.

Lord, thank you for the gift of wisdom. Help us to follow Jesus, who shows us the way of true wisdom and leads us to eternal life with you. Amen.