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Devotional - 8th May 2020

'No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies' (Job 28:18).

In the time of Job, coral was a well known substance that was very beautiful and may have been regarded as valuable and therefore, deserved to be mentioned in connection with pearls and other valuable gems. Job is saying, these jewels including rubies are precious and valuable, but not as valuable as the price of wisdom. The Word of God says, "But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living" (Job 28:12-13). We also read in the Word of God, that the wisdom of God is pure, peaceful, holy, and is without partiality and without hypocrisy. Wisdom is worth infinitely more than all the riches in the world. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit and cannot be bought with money. Man's wisdom is foolish and with flaws and seek to recognise self, in comparison to God's wisdom. Like Job, we must ask after wisdom as one that truly desired to find it. It is only in God we can do so. There are many valuable treasures in this world, but the only treasure we can take from this world to the next - where Christ reigns, is our character. A true character is more valuable than gold or silver, etc. It is the quality of the soul, revealing itself in our conduct. We have to form good habits and characters here on earth, that will fit us for heaven. Everything we possess will disappear except for our good character. That is all we will take to heaven when Jesus comes, nothing else that we possess. Let us seek to cultivate good qualities such as, integrity, honesty, humility,  firmness and perseverance. These will help us to strongly resist evil; be strong to do good; and be strong to bear adversity. Let us ask the Lord, to give us His wisdom and understanding; to help us to form good and true characters; to strengthen our character, by giving us the power of will and the power of self-control to fit us for His heavenly kingdom.

Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend 🌹🌹

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