![]() She is unapologetic in her assumption that we will bend our ears to her words yet, she does not exercise power in an authoritarian fashion, lacing her words with the latent threat of punishment. Proverbs 8:1 opens with two declarative statements, establishing Wisdom as a force, confident in the power of her voice and in her authority to command us to listen. Wisdom demands that we re-imagine everything we think we know about God, including our relationship with God. Wisdom gleefully ignores human boundaries and upturns human expectations of how the presence of God appears and behaves. Wisdom also was meant to interact with the creation as both teacher and the presence of God’s joy in the creation. Instead, there was an entire tradition revolving around the stories and words of Wisdom, the feminine energy and presence of God whose role it was to delight God. Yet, the Hebrew Bible doesn’t leave the Genesis account as the only narrative of the creation. God had already allowed God’s presence, in the form of breath, to hover over the waters, expectantly awaiting further action. There was also a place that was termed “deep,” and there were waters, of some variety. ![]() God was busy in numerous other ways before this point, and the narrator of Genesis decided to leave that life in the dark.Īs Genesis 1:2-3 states, “the earth was welter and waste and darkness over the deep and God’s breath hovering over the waters.” In other words, God quickly moved to create “earth” that, however much it was “waste,” existed in form enough to be worth mentioning. Genesis 1:1 is not the absolute beginning of creation it’s actually much farther along than we realize. When he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30then I was beside him, like a master worker ![]() So that the waters might not transgress his command, ![]() When he established the fountains of the deep, When he drew a circle on the face of the deep, When there were no springs abounding with water.Ģ6when he had not yet made earth and fields,Ģ7When he established the heavens, I was there, We get to listen to, and watch, many kinds of wild critters.And does not understanding raise her voice?Īt the entrance of the portals she cries out:Ģ2The Lord created me at the beginning of his work,Īt the first, before the beginning of the earth.Ģ4When there were no depths I was brought forth, We are surrounded by BLM land which makes it really nice and quiet. The closest town is a couple of miles away and our nearest neighbor is about a quarter of a mile away on one side with no homes on the other three sides for MANY miles. She and Papa have 5 acres in a VERY rural setting. She draws in pastels and graphite, and has her own a storefront at. She worked for 18 years with severely handicapped children, but is retired now, and writes a blog to share God’s wisdom as written by the Bible in Proverbs, as well as a blog that shares the things that God is showing her. Proverbs – A Bible Study and A Country Grammy’s Walk With God blogs: This is where the Corgis tell the Stories! Go to CafePress or Zazzle and search “Country Corgis” to find gifts, etc. Brother BG and I, with my corgi kids, Gimli, Mercy and Pippin share about our life here in Corgi Country. I am Little Dott, and am now in charge of this blog. South Central California, United States Country Corgi Blog: We just need to “keep our eyes on the prize…!” Truly, God’s wisdom ultimately led him to “inherit wealth,” and we can be “joint heirs” with him. Jesus walked this earth as a man, so that he could truly FEEL our pain, trials, AND temptations, but by keeping his eyes centered on God and HIS wisdom AT ALL TIMES, he was able to live a sinless life and be able to be “obedient, even unto death.” He now has ALL of the vast riches of heaven at his disposal. He, as God’s example to us, truly showed us how to walk in the “way of righteousness” and in the “paths of justice.” If we follow his example and use wisdom to walk in his footsteps, then we will “inherit wealth,” and have our “treasuries,” the ones that really matter, filled. He trusted with the complete trust of KNOWING his loving father (God) would take care of his earthly needs, and that by “sowing” God’s words of wisdom in his teachings to others, he would reap a mighty harvest. He didn’t have a lot of earthly riches, just enough to live on, and he wasn’t worried about it because he had a wealth of the “true riches” in his heart. Jesus, being the SON of God, was our true example of Godly Wisdom, come down to earth. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek.
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