How Can I Get Rich Quick?

Posted bySteven WalesPosted inFear of the Lord, Integrity Builds Wisdom, Turn Away from Evil: Flee, wisdomTags:, , , ,

Proverbs says wisdom is more valuable than GOLD (16:16), more profitable than SILVER (8:18), and even worth more than RUBIES (3:15). Job says wisdom is worth more than GOLD, CRYSTAL, JEWELS, CORAL, and JASPER (28:17-18).

So where can you get this item of supreme value?

“There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.  Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. Man puts an end to the darkness, he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.  Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways … his hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains. He tunnels through the rock. His eyes see all its treasures.  He searches the sources of the rivers and brings hidden things to light.

But where can wisdom be found? It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir…. It cannot be bought with pure gold…. The FEAR OF THE LORD—THAT IS WISDOM, AND TO SHUN EVIL IS UNDERSTANDING.”  Job 28:1-4,9-12,15-16,19,28.

Wisdom is the most valuable thing you can acquire—and you don’t have to tunnel through the earth, risking life and limb to get it.  You acquire wisdom when you make right choices.  The fear of the Lord brings wisdom.  To turn from evil brings understanding.  You also acquire wisdom from scripture, 2 Timothy 3:15, and from prayer, James 1:5.

I have come across numerous get-rich-quick schemes on social media recently, each one an ad with someone shouting about their amazing program that’s better than everyone else’s, with so-called “proven results.”  But the Bible says wisdom is more valuable than gold and jewels.  Scripture regards true wisdom as the greatest riches one might acquire. And unlike the schemes on the web, wisdom is free. Here’s how to REALLY get rich quick:

  1. Make good choices because you fear the Lord, Job 28:28.
  2. Read and learn scripture, 2 Tim. 3:15.
  3. Ask God for wisdom, James 1:5.

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

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