Day 2 - How long will mockers delight in mockery

Day 2 - Today's Reading is Proverbs 1:20-33 (NIV)

Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; ²¹on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: ²²"How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? ²³Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. ²⁴But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, ²⁵since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, ²⁶I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you— ²⁷when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. ²⁸"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, ²⁹since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord. ³⁰Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, ³¹they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. ³²For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; ³³but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Questions to Consider about the Reading:

How is wisdom personified in this passage, and what does this imagery teach us?

What consequences does the passage describe for those who reject wisdom?

What promise is given to those who listen to wisdom's call?

In what areas of your life might you be ignoring wisdom's voice?

How does the personification of wisdom in this passage point toward Jesus as the embodiment of God's wisdom?

What's One Thing God Wants You to Underline?

Ending Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You for the way You persistently call out to us through Your wisdom. Forgive me for the times I've been complacent or ignored Your guidance. I want to hear Your voice and respond with obedience rather than experience the painful consequences of foolishness. Help me to recognize Jesus as the perfect wisdom of God made flesh, and to follow His example. Give me patience as I grow in understanding, and help me apply these truths to my daily decisions. In Jesus' name, Amen.