Once our temple has a foundation of Love, we can then focus on building our temple with the seven pillars of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1):
1 Prudence
2 Knowledge and discretion
3 Fear of God
4 Counsel
5 Sound Wisdom
6 Understanding
7 Power
Let’s start at the beginning of wisdom. Wisdom from Our Heavenly Father is vastly different from man’s wisdom. The fruit of man’s wisdom has proven to lead us toward death and destruction whereas Wisdom from above leads us to life and restoration.
Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
:11 For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
The fear of the LORD is the first evidence that you are embracing wisdom. Embracing HIS Word sets the standard by which you walk out your life. Each of us lives by a standard of some type. That standard may be high and takes the path of lawfulness or it may be a standard that promotes chaos. Either way, each of us has a standard of conduct. The Ten Commandments were given by Our Heavenly Father as a basis for our standard of conduct. Rejecting that standard is effectively rejecting the “fear of the LORD” thus rejecting wisdom as your compass in life. Who are we to decide which Commandments are applicable to us? Who are we to say what laws should be observed and what laws are to be discarded? How can the “created” dare to challenge THE CREATOR? That is the epitome of pride and arrogance.
Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.”
The evil way and the perverted mouth go hand in hand. Evil leads you to the path of destruction.
Proverbs 8:7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
We should focus on only speaking truth and if we don’t know the truth, we should remain silent until Our Heavenly Father speaks the truth to us. In today’s politics and finance, it is extremely difficult to find the truth of the matter. Greed has infiltrated the thoughts and the words of so many in power and authority, one must seek Our Heavenly Father to navigate through the perverseness that prevails today. Phrases such as the “new normal” and the “modern family” are attempting to redefine righteousness and truth. Wickedness is attempting to masquerade as righteousness. Compromise is at every turn. Only the Standard of the Law from Our Heavenly Father can truly differentiate and expose what man is attempting to promote.
Without wisdom, knowledge and skill will not serve you well. It is one thing to do things right. It is another to do the right thing.