Wisdom Leads to Salvation

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:14-15

Read Proverbs 8. It has a lot to say about wisdom—the qualities of wisdom, the origin of wisdom and the man of wisdom. Wisdom was established when Jesus created the heavens (verse 27), so it has existed forever! Nothing can compare with wisdom—it is better than jewels or pure gold (vs. 10-11). A person who finds wisdom finds life (v.26). That directly ties in with the 2 Timothy scripture that wisdom leads to salvation—eternal life. What could be more important? When you find wisdom—share it with your children, your grandchildren, other family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers…anyone who doesn’t know the Lord. If it is more precious than gold to you, you may want to keep it to yourself—but this is one thing of great value that you will want to share—and to hope for eternal life for all those with whom you share. Spread the wealth around.

Family Adventure Time – Kids love a treasure hunt. Make up a treasure hunt either indoors or outdoors for your children. You can bury or hide the letters that spell out W-I-S-D-O-M or wrap little treats and treasures (get some trinkets at the dollar store) in the letters W-I-S-D-O-M. Direct the children to the first letter by giving them a clue, like “look under the middle cushion of the sofa” or “find the largest truck and look for a clue on it.” With each letter give a clue to find the next letter. When they’ve found all the letters, ask them what the letters spell.  You may want to do the same for E-T-E-R-N-A-L L-I-F-E and mix up the letters. Then the children have to unscramble the letters to see the message. Read the verse together. Have them each recite a “Wisdom” memory verse.

Lord, give us wisdom and with it understanding. Open our eyes that we can see how to apply this wisdom to our lives and share it—and Your plan for eternal life—with others.

Adapted from August 8, 2013 blog.

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All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.

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