Even to those who do not believe in God, the value of wisdom is self-evident. Wisdom is better than jewels, more valuable than gold, and not worthy of comparison with anything else we may desire. It is higher than knowledge and loftier than understanding because it not only instructs us to do what is morally right, it also empowers us to carry it out.
But how do we get wisdom? Man-made rules and religions often have an appearance of wisdom, but they lack any value in restraining sin, error, or calamity. No, the Scriptures are clear that there is only one true source of wisdom:
“Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”
In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; He thwarts the efforts of erudite scholars but reveals mysteries to little children through His Spirit of Wisdom. The queen of the South came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
Through wisdom He made the earth and established its foundations; through wisdom He purposed to deliver fallen humanity by dying on a cross; through Wisdom He secured the eternal salvation of everyone who believes.
Wisdom rules the heavens, fills the skies, and one day will fill our hearts, leaving no more room for sin:
“You are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”