Devotional – Wisdom

Devotional

Big picture God desires for you to listen to the wisdom of your parents.

• Q: Have you ever lost something valuable? Would you have lost it if it had been tied to you?
• Cowboys used to use ropes and knots to secure their valuable things so they wouldn’t lose them. They would tie their guns and packs to their saddles. And tie their horses to hitching posts.
• Our teaching verse is saying your parents’ wisdom is valuable, kind of like a horse and gun is to a cowboy.
• That your parents’ wisdom is so important to you, that you need to do whatever it takes to not lose their wisdom, to keep it close to your heart and mind, so you never forget it.
• “Binding and Fastening” your parents’ wisdom is like those cowboy knots, tying-up what’s important.
• And, listening to wisdom means doing what is right, staying out of trouble, and not hurting ourselves, or hurting others, or hurting nature (God’s creation).
• But we all need to be taught how to be wise! So, where do you go for wise help?
• Q: Did you know…Your parents are God’s wisdom teachers to you?
• That’s God’s plan. The Bible verse says so!
• But parents cannot teach you wisdom without you being teachable: being willing to Listen, willing to Remember, and wanting to Obey. Otherwise, you are like a cowboy who lost his horse and gun because he didn’t know his knots! A sad situation.
  • So, just like cowboy, you knowing about ropes & knots is important:
  • They can save your life or others
  • They can save your property (tarp rip, boat float away)
  • They can save you time (hard to undo bad knot)
  • They can keep you from looking foolish (tent fall down)
  • They are VERY USEFUL tools (securing and building things)
• And, remember: God desires you to listen to the wisdom of your parents, and to bind that wisdom, and fasten it to your heart and mind like a good, solid knot.