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{{DOD-July}}
We are given wisdom's second call in chapter 8, the call to wealth. We again find wisdom in the streets, calling men to follow [[God]]'s path. In verse 5 she calls the simple and the fool, but not the scorner. The scorner was the one who laughed and mocked, so [[God]] passed him by. How solemn to think a man's heart should be so hard that he no longer hears the voice of [[God]].
The invitation given in chapter 8 is to true wealth, the wisdom that is far above silver, gold, and precious jewels (verses 10 and 11). Verses 15 and 16 tell us that to know [[God]]'s wisdom is to reign like a king. Again, verses 18 and 19 affirm that wisdom and [[God]]ly living are greater in value than all worldly wealth. In verses 22-31 [[Solomon]] introduces an [[Old Testament]] picture of [[Jesus Christ]], who is the wisdom of [[God]] (1 Corinthians 1:24,30). As we read this description of Christ in Proverbs, we can see Him as the creator of the universe. To know Him and to have Him is true wisdom. Without having [[God]]'s Son as personal [[Saviour]], all other possessions are as nothing. To gain the world is but loss without Christ. Earthly possessions can never satisfy the longing for [[peace]] and security. That longing can only be satisfied by [[God]].
In chapter 9 wisdom's third call is to life. The first invitation was to the simple, the scorner, and the fool; the second invitation was to the fool and the simple; but the third invitation is only to the simple (verse 4). The lesson found in these first nine chapters of Proverbs is obvious--to reject wisdom is to accept folly! There is no middle ground; no fence in the middle of the road. [[Jesus]] said, "He that is not with me is against me." No man can serve two masters, and no man can live without a master. We either follow wisdom (Christ) or folly ([[sin]]).
