June 7, 2011 Fountain of Wisdom

Fountain of Wisdom
Read Proverbs 11 - 13

Prov 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

FOUNTAINS are beautiful aren’t they? I saw on television the other night a beautiful, tall fountain lifting water 90 feet into the air. Perhaps you’ve seen it or heard of it.
It’s called the “Jet d’Eau” fountain and is an inescapable symbol of Geneva, Switzerland. It’s image is on every piece of tourist literature and every book about the city. It’s the logo of the tourist office, and the fountain attracts people to the city.
But it is turned off in winter. If you visit Geneva in winter, without pictures, you wouldn’t know it exists.
Scripture calls you to be a fountain of wisdom rising high to show God’s truth to a confused world. His wisdom should be clearly seen in all you say and do. This means taking a stand when people speak against God and his ways. Wisdom is knowing the Gospel truth—Jesus Saves—and being willing to live in that truth.
Unfortunately, we often don’t trust our Father’s wisdom. So we shut it down. When our wisdom is “off”, those who do not know will still not know God’s fountain of wisdom is available to them.
Trust God’s fountain of wisdom. Turn it on with the power of God’s Word and his Holy Spirit. Live in God’s wisdom, and you will be an attraction to draw people to their God.


Pause and Consider: that all you do is showing God to people who don’t know him.