How do we think about wisdom literature? Today Emma Dotter and Watermark Resident Theologian Garrett Wikle overview wisdom literature and dive into Proverbs 1-6 to discuss what wisdom is, why we need wisdom and how we gain wisdom. Through the book of Proverbs, God is pointing us to Himself. It highlights the greater redemptive story, as wisdom literature assumes we are in a right relationship with God, having been saved by God to abundant life in Christ and the flourishing found as we walk in Him and His design.
Ask God to show you if you are drifting toward any of these areas:
• Are you losing appetite for spiritual things?
• Are you becoming worldly minded?
• Are you no longer troubled by sin?
Additional Scripture Referenced:
Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel
36:26 – God will remove our hearts of stone and give us hearts of flesh.
Hebrews 1:1-4 – "In these last days, God has spoken to us by His Son…"
1 John 1:8 – "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
To read A Heart Aflame for God by Matthew C. Bingham, check out this link: https://www.crossway.org/books/a-heart-aflame-for-god-hcj/?srsltid=AfmBOoqWYkB2w8aiXEEtLMTm4lUmSQ4nRgvMIS0TAAnrBx9xyjwAmTF7
Listen to Garrett's previous episode on Deuteronomy 17-20 here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s4-046-deuteronomy-17-20/id1600151923?i=1000695013496