How wise are you?

Proverbs 30:24-28 mentions four little creatures that are exceedingly wise. Why are they wise? The little ant is strong on being prepared; the feeble rock badger goes to great lengths with regard to having a safe home; the locusts, who lack a leader, all manage to work as one in an orderly and disciplined way; and the spider uses its special ability to great advantage ending up even in king’s palaces.

These four aspects of wisdom pose us an interesting wisdom test. There are many short term and long term things we should thoroughly prepare for. Not taking risks with our health, finances, our safety and the safety of others is very wise. Harmoniously teaming up with others can greatly increase our strength and security and lead to greater achievement, and developing our special abilities can take us far.

This is good temporal wisdom, but now ask yourself how well you pass the test as regards eternal things? How prepared are we to meet Christ at His Second Coming? Are we living or abiding safely in His arms each and every day? Are we an orderly member of the body of Christ playing our part in the body? Finally, are we using the special ability that only humans have to abide in the heavenly kingdom? No other creature has the ability to enjoy a relationship with God through Christ as we do. No other creature has the ability to become conformed to the glorious image of Christ for eternity. No other creature has the destiny of reigning forever with the One whom the Bible says is Our Wisdom (Jesus).

How did you go in this wisdom test?