Edmund Burke, orator, author and leader in Great Britain during the time of the Revolutionary War, wrote: “What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without restraint.” Wisdom is the critical concept. Only when your life is directly in line with God’s viewpoint – when you apply His perspective to your life – can you become wise.

For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Proverbs 2:10

Striving to satisfy your passions and desires without regard to their consequences is a dangerous way to live, both physically and spiritually. The Lord created you with a need for – and the capability of – knowing and understanding Him. If you receive His words…if you hold His truth in your memory…if you search Scripture and ask the Holy Spirit to apply what you have read to what you are experiencing…then wisdom will come into your heart, discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, delivering you from evil (Proverbs 2:1-12).

Let your prayers give life and energy to your study of His Word. Join with others in intercession for America’s leaders, that they might know the true God and be led by His sound wisdom.

Recommended Reading: Psalm 25:4-14