Wisdom Begins Here
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 1:1-7
The Fear of the Lord and the Book of Proverbs
The fear has moved.
Fear of... rejection, failure, disappointing people, being exposed, falling behind, making the wrong choice, losing control, not having enough, not being enough, our children struggling, our lives not mattering.
What Proverbs by fear
The word fear is not about terror. Rather, it refers to a sense of reverence and awe before God, which makes clear our small place in the universe. It’s a moral mindset that recognizes that we are not God and don’t get to make up what’s right and wrong for ourselves. The fear of the Lord is a posture of humility before God, embracing his definition of good and evil even when it’s difficult or inconvenient.
— The Bible Project
What you fear reveals what you believe.
“Beginning with God, knowing God, trusting God, and discovering the grace of God.”
Tim Keller
Knowing God
- Beginning with God—not beginning with myself.
- Knowing God—not imagining a distorted version of him.
- Trusting God—not demanding complete understanding before obedience.
- Discovering grace—not believing God is waiting to reject me.
“Wisdom is the accumulated insight of God’s people through the generations.”
BibleProject Book of Proverbs Guide
Wisdom is the God-formed ability to live faithfully within reality as God created it.
James 3:13–18
Wisdom from above is:
Meek, pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy, full of good fruits, impartial, sincere.
“Obedience can happen in a moment, but surrender is the posture of a lifetime.”
Jon Tyson The Burden Is Light
Proverbs 3:5–7
Trust | Straight Path | Fear
Two Directions of Proverbs
And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”
Genesis 3:10
Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”
Exodus 20:20
Jesus is the Wisdom of God
Matthew 12:42
Colossians 2:1–3
Romans 8:15
BEGIN WITH GOD
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