Proverbs 5:1-2 (NIV) My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Who you look to for wisdom determines – well, everything. The underlying principle in these verses is that there is bedrock truth upon which you must build your thought life and behavior. Solomon never assumed that truth was relative and that morality was a function of personal choice: his worldview drove this admonition and foreshadowed what the Apostle Paul said about Christ; "for in him are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." The predicate of this principle is not only that your view of others will not be self-serving (maintain discretion) but also what you say builds the continuity of useful knowledge. Leadership that honors others and builds a legacy – and it begins at the source: Do you “pay attention” to God or man?”
Copyright ©2006 by P. Griffith Lindell
Thursday, October 05, 2006
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