在人生的每个阶段，我们都要学会提出问题和寻求理解，以获得“成功”。在学校里，我们不明白的时候会问问题。在工作中，我们积累经验，学习把工作做好。要拥有一个家，我们就得弄清楚抵押贷款和利率对我们财务的影响。
在我们生活的各个领域寻求智慧似乎是很直观的，但我们却常常忽视了神的智慧。也许这就是为什么箴言中有很多像我们今天读到的那些短句。我们被邀请积极寻找来自神的见识和智慧，好使我们能够认识主。
耶稣也以类似的方式鼓励我们。“天国好像宝贝藏在地里，人遇见了就把它藏起来，欢欢喜喜地去变卖一切所有的，买这块地。”（太 13:44）。
圣经敦促我们把对神的认识作为我们能够获得的最重要的知识——比任何其他方面的见识或智慧更重要。神的智慧以及对神的认识能帮助我们更清楚地看待其他事物。靠着神的智慧，我们就有了更大的智慧和洞察力，以国度为中心在世上完成我们的使命。
在你今天的生活中，你需要何种神的智慧呢？
满有智慧的神啊，请以你的灵激励我来寻求你的智慧，引导我渴望你的见识，好使我更充份地认识你、爱你。阿们。
箴言 2:1-6
1我儿，你若领受我的言语，存记我的命令，
2侧耳听智慧，专心求聪明，
3呼求明哲，扬声求聪明，
4寻找她如寻找银子，搜求她如搜求隐藏的珍宝，
5你就明白敬畏耶和华，得以认识神。
6因为耶和华赐人智慧，知识和聪明都由他口而出。
"If you call out for insight . . . and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God." - Proverbs 2:3-5
In every life stage we learn to ask questions and seek understanding in order to be "successful." In school we ask questions when we don't understand. At work we gain experience and learn to do our jobs well. To own a home, we figure out how mortgages and interest rates affect our finances.
It seems intuitive to seek wisdom in every area of our lives, and yet we often ignore the wisdom of God. Maybe that's why Proverbs includes lots of phrases like the ones in our reading for today. We are called to actively search for insight and wisdom from God so that we can know the Lord.
Jesus encouraged us in a similar way: "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field" (Matthew 13:44).
Scripture urges us to make the knowledge of God the most important knowledge that we can gain—more important than any other type of insight or wisdom. The knowledge of God and his wisdom helps us see everything else more clearly. By the wisdom of God, we have greater wisdom and insight to do our tasks here on earth with a kingdom focus.
How might you need God's wisdom in your life today?
God of all wisdom, inspire me by your Spirit to search for wisdom from you. Guide me to long for your insight so that I may know and love you more fully. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
