Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:
But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Life has a tendency to make us cynical. It is difficult today to believe in purity, truth, love, justice and integrity. It is much easier to become cynical and doubt all the good we see and could imagine. That is why it is of the utmost importance that we stay close to the Master in our heart, mind and Spirit.
Knowledge is easy to him that understands because he lives close to the source. Scorners do not live close to the Master. They actually doubt His presence; mock the pure goals He tries to accomplish; they laugh at His attempts to restoration of the world; they are distant to him. Because of their ‘distance’ between them and Him, they cannot find the wisdom that could bring virtue to their lives.
On the other hand, those who live close to Him have no difficulty in finding wisdom. How do we live close to Him? Ancient Jewish sages used to disciple their students. Elijah did it when he met Elishah. Prospective Torah student would often renounce all other worldly ambition in order to live close to their Rabbi; they even became part of the Rabbi’s family. We see this dynamic illustrated in the New Testament. Paul claims to have begotten the community of believers in Corinth. John calls the assembly of believers his ‘children’. This is what He referred to when Yahoshua said that those who follow and obey God’s commandments are his mother and brethren (notice he did not say ‘father’). He was defining His relationship with his followers, not that with His relatives. He was bringing his disciples to His close family circle, not distancing himself from His family in favor of His disciples. That would have been anti-contextual.
And what do we learn from that? If wisdom is to be found easily, we have to live close to the Master; to live close to the Master and be a part of His family of disciples, we have to obey God’s commandments.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:
But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Life has a tendency to make us cynical. It is difficult today to believe in purity, truth, love, justice and integrity. It is much easier to become cynical and doubt all the good we see and could imagine. That is why it is of the utmost importance that we stay close to the Master in our heart, mind and Spirit.
Knowledge is easy to him that understands because he lives close to the source. Scorners do not live close to the Master. They actually doubt His presence; mock the pure goals He tries to accomplish; they laugh at His attempts to restoration of the world; they are distant to him. Because of their ‘distance’ between them and Him, they cannot find the wisdom that could bring virtue to their lives.
On the other hand, those who live close to Him have no difficulty in finding wisdom. How do we live close to Him? Ancient Jewish sages used to disciple their students. Elijah did it when he met Elishah. Prospective Torah student would often renounce all other worldly ambition in order to live close to their Rabbi; they even became part of the Rabbi’s family. We see this dynamic illustrated in the New Testament. Paul claims to have begotten the community of believers in Corinth. John calls the assembly of believers his ‘children’. This is what He referred to when Yahoshua said that those who follow and obey God’s commandments are his mother and brethren (notice he did not say ‘father’). He was defining His relationship with his followers, not that with His relatives. He was bringing his disciples to His close family circle, not distancing himself from His family in favor of His disciples. That would have been anti-contextual.
And what do we learn from that? If wisdom is to be found easily, we have to live close to the Master; to live close to the Master and be a part of His family of disciples, we have to obey God’s commandments.
There is no big secret: water, pure water, is found by living close to the source.
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