Wisdom is the Principal Thing

Once, a man died and left a will giving all his property to his slave but gave his only son the option of taking only one property. He wrote that the son was to choose the property he wished to inherit on his burial following which the slave would get everything else. On his burial day the whole village gathered and asked the son to choose upon which the son chose the slave as his property. The elders applauded him for a good choice because once you own a slave, all his property becomes yours! This is a parable. The man who died is Jesus the Son of God. The will He left behind is The Holy Bible. The slave is wisdom. And you are the son to whom He gave the option of choosing only one thing. “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding”-Proverbs 4:7. Remember that Solomon chose wisdom and God said to him “So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for–both wealth and honor–so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings”. When you get wisdom, you get all that the earth has to offer.