Proverbs 3:15

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about the value of wisdom:

Proverbs 3:15 (ESV)

She is more precious than jewels,

and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Solomon gives many statements regarding the value of wisdom.   Chapter three of Proverbs is particularly full with Solomon's evidence.   Like a salesmen, Solomon drives home the value of his product.   In this verse, in the first line, he is telling us that wisdom is so valuable there is nothing in the jewelry department that compares to it.  When you think about that, put yourself in the middle of some famous jewelry store, in the middle of a great city.   The jewels would be protected by alarms, guards and video cameras in every corner.   Yet, Solomon tells us that wisdom is more precious than anything you could see behind the glass and the security.   He goes on in the second line and says wisdom is even greater than any desire you can have in your heart.   He tells us that "nothing" we desire can compare to her.   Think about what he is saying to us. 

Wisdom is so valuable that no imagination in the heart can come close to what you obtain by having wisdom.   The reason he can say that is because he knows that wisdom is Christ (1 Corinthians 1,2).  When we dream and imagine and desire we typically, almost exclusively, dream about some creation.    Solomon wants us to know that wisdom is the Creator (Proverbs 8).   So, when we "obtain" wisdom we are are actually in a relationship with the Savior.   Nothing we can dream can compare to Christ, the risen Savior.  We can get so distracted by shinny things in this world.   Yet, Christ is the desire of the heart ... or should be.  He, alone, can fill our true desire.