Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 8. I will then key in on verse 10 -Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold. Friends, if we have knowledge, which leads to understanding, and when applied eventually leads to wisdom we are better off than having silver, or gold, or any other type of precious gem. Wisdom will allow us to navigate life in a successful way and many good things will be ours. Today, I will continue in our study on the topic of humility. On Monday's podcast, I began a study on the young boy, David, who eventually ended up being one of the greatest kings in the history of Israel (if you did not get a chance to listen to Monday's podcast - please take the time to do that prior to listening to this). Today we will learn that after defeating the giant Goliath, David came to work for King Saul. He eventually became a mighty warrior and, eventually, a general in Saul's army. Until one day - when King Saul heard the women of the town singing a chorus of hymn with these words: Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands. When King Saul heard these words he burned with envy and jealousy and purposed in his heart to have David killed. David then fled from Saul and was basically a fugitive for a number of years. Eventually King Saul died, and David took over the throne of Israel. First he reigned in Hebron (in Judah) for 3 1/2 years and then became king of all of Israel for and additional 36 1/2 years. King David eventually became comfortable and ended up making a grave error (I will read 2 Samuel 11: verses 1-5). King David commits adultery with Bathsheba & then has his good friend, Uriah, murdered while out on the battlefield. God then sends the prophet Nathan to David (I will read 2 Samuel 12: verses 1-7) to remind David that he has taken another man's wife. CALL to ACTION - I ask that you think back over your life and forgive yourself for anything that you have been hanging on to. God has forgiven you, but I am giving you permission to forgive yourself so you can move forward with your life. Suggested Scripture reading - Read both the 11th & 12th chapters of 2 Samuel.
