“God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic—
before he did anything else.
-Proverbs 8:22 (MSG)
In chapter 8 of Proverbs, the author Solomon personifies wisdom. He portrays “her” as someone who guides us, giving us advice and instruction along the way.
And then, starting with verse 22, Solomon makes a rather bold statement: he says that wisdom has been here from the beginning. Before we had the earth, oceans or sky, God made wisdom, which then worked together with him throughout the entire creation process.
I wonder if Solomon was trying to give us an example to live by. If wisdom was essential for God, so important that he created it first, it should be ever-more-so imperative for us as well. Maybe his point here was that in all areas of our lives Godly wisdom should be paramount. It should be the first thing we desire when faced with a difficult situation or dilemma. It should be fundamental to everything we think, say and do. From beginning to end, Godly wisdom is crucial to sustaining a God-honoring life.
After all, Solomon was considered to be the wisest person who ever lived. Maybe, just maybe, he knew what he was talking about.
