I was thinking this morning about wisdom. "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding," Solomon instructs his son (Proverbs 4:7). The importance of value and wisdom is clearly seen in this verse and throughout the Bible book of Proverbs. The benefits are listed as well: she will be a garland to grace your neck, etc. In James 1 believers are told that if they lack wisdom, they should ask God for it, and he will freely give it.
I was thinking of a parallel passage in Colossians 3, which is a chapter talks about holy living, about truthfulness and goodness in relationships, and about unity through this goodness. The author instructs the believers to "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God." I am asking questions of the text, i.e., what does it mean to let the word of Christ dwell in you richly? What is the connection between teaching, admonishing, and singing? I think there is a connection between wisdom and the songs we sing. I'd like to trace that out.
