Friday June 23rd, 2023
« The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off. »
« Teach us to use wisely all the time we have. » CEV
« Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise. » GNT
« Teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom. » ISV
« Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. » NLT
« So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom » NKJV
Understand
It is wise to learn from the experience of others, but sometimes, we ourselves have experiences that we ought to learn from.
Nebuchadnezzar was a man who learnt from his personal experience.
God had warned him in a dream and also arranged for Daniel not only to interpret the dream to him, but also to counsel him on how to escape the wrath of God.
Unfortunately, he did not heed the warning and for seven years, he ate grass like an animal (Daniel 4:1-37).
Thank God he got a second chance. By the time he came back to his senses, he had learnt his lesson and now recognized Jehovah as the real King.
Nobody needed to teach him that again; his experience had done enough. Daniel 4:34 NKJV says:
« And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.»
There are however, some foolish people who refuse to either learn from the experience of others or even theirs.
Such people usually never live to tell the story.
King Pharaoh for example, should have realized, at least by the third plague, that the God of Israel is not a God to fight.
Little wonder God hardened his heart afterwards and he did not realize this truth even after the tenth plague and his eventual death (Exodus 9:1-35).
Many people talk about the foolishness of Pharaoh, but some are doing the same thing.
- How can someone who committed adultery and lost some privileges from that act still go back into it?
- How can someone who stole and was imprisoned come out and steal again?
For people who refuse to learn from personal experience, the end will be disastrous if they don’t repent and forsake their sins.
A word is enough for the wise.
Application: Learn from your past experiences and those of others. Remember Lot’s wife.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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