The wisest man I have ever known was also really knowledgeable. He had a PhD in botany, or something to do with biology. You’d never know it though. He was usually the one asking all the questions, not giving the answers.

Maybe asking questions is part of the key to wisdom. This guy I knew probably learned more from the questions he asked than all the work he did on his degrees. He was one of those few people that are secure enough not to feel a need to prove how much they know.

One of the classical definitions of wisdom is that it is the ability to use knowledge effectively. Knowledge is the ability to learn and retain facts. A lot of people can do that. But applying those facts in any given situation is not so easy.

The Bible has a lot to say about wisdom. In fact, it has a whole book on it. Over the next several weeks we are going to look at wisdom and how we can become wiser people in our daily living. Won’t you join us?

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