The way of wisdom

https://odb.org/2023/10/08/wisdom-we-need

Proverbs 4 teaches that we should follow the path of wisdom as it is like the morning sun, shining brighly till the full day of light. Contrast with the way of the wicked, which is like deep darkness for they do not know what makes them stumble. In the way of wisdom, our paths are straight – when we walk, we will not be hampered, and when we run, we will not stumble.

Thus, when left to the wickedness of humans, the cost to human lives and property might become irrelevant. World War I was a good example that despite knowing that wartime will unleash a new wave of diseases, the western nations went to war, and as a result, it is estimated that 50 million died from the ensuing epidemic on top of the 20 million killed as a direct result of the war. In our present context, we witnessed Hamas unleashing nearly 5,000 rockets into Israel yesterday, killing 250 Israelis, and when Israel retaliates, thousands more will die. So what do Hamas and the people behind them seek to achieve by starting this war? Do they intend to chase the Jews back to the ends of the earth? Or why is the US conducting a proxy war with Russia by prolonging the war and causing turmoil in the world economy the same way it has caused havoc in the chip industry by sanctioning China to prevent the latter from advancing further in technology. They promote free trade when it benefits them. Otherwise, they will destroy you like they did to Iraq.

When Jesus came, He postulated different terminology for the same thing. Instead of wisdom and wickedness, Jesus used the narrow and wide paths. The former leads to eternal life, while the latter leads to destruction. It is less about prosperity in this life but more of what awaits us in our afterlife. Be afraid of He who is able to destroy both body and soul – Matthew 10:28.

In whatever we do, always choose the narrow path that leads to eternal life. The other way is the way of the wicked that is like deep darkness. It is a way that we will not know what stumbles us. It’s a downward spiral that leads us deeper and deeper into sin and destruction that after some time, we will not be able to distinguish right from wrong. It is a slippery slope to an abyss of deep darkness that will eventually destroy our soul if left unchecked.