June 9

Jun 9 - Today from Proverbs 9 we look at verse 1
"Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars."

In the Bible, the number seven represents completeness and perfection. The Teacher is stating that wisdom lacks nothing. In chapter eight and verse 23, Wisdom personified says of herself, "I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began." Using the definition that wisdom is understanding life the way God meant it to be, we see that God has a perfect and complete plan, and nothing - not even sin - will change or altar that plan. God has no 'plan B'. God did not start out with a partial plan and then consider the options as the drama of creation played out. There are no options. Mankind will either eternally live out life the way God intended life to be, or man will be removed from the presence of God and the beauty of His grace.
Does that sound like God may be a demanding taskmaster? If that thought enters your mind, then you don't know Him very well. His wisdom is infinite, not confining. His mercies are new every day, He could easily leave us all condemned. His grace is beyond comprehension. He gives and gives and gives some more. He is fully committed to His relationship with man, so much so that He sent His Son to die in our stead that we might be restored to life the way He originally intended. He needn't do any of this. He does it unceasingly because He loves us. There is no cruelty in our God - only love. How wonderful that He pursued us and redeemed us from the curse of sin. How wonderful that in Christ Jesus we can now be restored to God's perfect plan for mankind. How wonderful that we can grow in wisdom through the gift of His Spirit. How wonderful is our God, there is none like Him. Hallelujah!
But today we still live in the corrupted world. We still live in time, and we still must confront a creation tainted by sin - including our own flesh. We are in a constant spiritual battle, and wisdom is our faithful ally. She will protect us from pitfalls. She will guide us through difficult times. She will maintain our integrity and our witness. She is perfect and complete, and she was appointed of God from eternity. She desires to be our constant companion until God's great plan comes to completion.
Listen to the wonderful truth of God's Word and be encouraged today:
"In Him (Jesus), we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment - to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ." -Ephesians 1:7-10