Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou My Vision (6th century)
By: Saint Dallán Forgaill (c. 560 – 640)
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As we continue our journey through this ancient text and hymn, make each stanza your own by praying through it. Let’s tune our hearts.
Words of Wisdom
Who doesn’t want more wisdom?
I mean, come on. Wisdom keeps us out of trouble. It helps us make the best decisions, decisions that impact every area of our lives, spiritual, relational, emotional, financial, physical, etc.
But…
There is no easy solution to discovering Wisdom. The same can be said for employing it once you have it. Both require an investment of time and energy that few are willing to make.
This simple prayer begins a process. One that is worth every once of effort the willing soul will afford.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Proverbs 2:6 ESV
God is pouring forth Wisdom. The supply is not the problem. The problem arises with whether we are listening. Whether we will receive it.
There is a connection throughout this stanza of God’s words being in us so we can be in Him, which starts with our acknowledging that He is Wisdom and Truth. From there we have to take the time to allow His words to find their way into us. His mouth is speaking, but our ears are not always listening.
When was the last time you asked God for wisdom and truth? When you did were you patient enough for Him to speak them into your life? Do you know how to do that?
How do we find God becoming our Wisdom? We search for Him and it in His Word. We must make time in the Bible a regular occurrence, and when we come we must ask Him to open our blind eyes and give us understanding. It seems so simple, and it is, but that does not mean it is easy. It requires diligence, perseverance and patience. Are you setting His words before you so you can hear and see Him?
RESONATE!
Ask Him to be your wisdom and truth. “God, give me eyes to see You in Your word.” Then take the time reading to allow Him to reveal Himself to you. Sit and ponder. Read and pray. Even a few minutes every day will begin to allow Wisdom to grow in you.
Connecting
Getting into God’s word, reading it often, provides a context where we can be connected to Him and His ways. When we are spending time with God in His word He speaks to us, then and later, in addition to helping us make sense of what has already happened in our lives. There are both active and passive elements of this exchange.
The active part is our responding to God’s prompting and the desire to know Him by actually reading His Word. The passive part comes when we have to wait and allow Him to bear fruit in us. The latter makes us like a branch that is connected to the vine which supplies everything it needs for fruit bearing.
Jesus connects us to Himself, the True Vine, and then we must choose to stay connected. It seems silly to think about a branch separating from the vine and still trying to produce fruit, because a branch can not take the initiative. But we can. We can drift away and fail to nurture the essential connection for not only fruit-bearing but life itself.
When we realize how crucial that connection is we sincerely pray prayers like this one.
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. John 15:4 ESV
When He reveals His Wisdom and Truth to us, we are left with another choice, allowing those things to live in us, and us in them. Jesus uses the illustration of a branch and a vine. His words connect us to His life.
Time and relationship. These are the words that come to mind in the context of this Scripture. I want to be with God, and I want Him to be with me. How does that happen? Again, sitting in His presence be immersing ourselves in His Word.
RESONATE!
Ask Jesus to help you dwell in Him, always staying connected to Him. Ask Him to help you learn how to live in His presence, by allowing His words to dwell in you. “Jesus, help me live in Your presence.”
Jesus, I want to live in Your presence. I want to allow Your word to dwell in me so I can dwell in You. I want Your Wisdom to shape my every thought and decision. Help me Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
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Video 25.2 Transcript
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
How do we find God becoming our Wisdom? We search for Him and in it in His Word. We must make time in the Bible a regular occurrence, and when we come we must ask Him to open our blind eyes and give us understanding. Are you setting His words before you so you can see Him?
God, give me eyes to see You in Your word.
Time and relationship. These are the words that come to mind with these words. I want to be with God, and I want Him to be with me. How does that happen? Again, sitting in His presence be immersing ourselves in His Word. Ask Jesus to help you live in His presence.
Jesus, help me live in Your presence.
Like Father, like son. We want to be like God. This happens as we imitate and emulate His ways. In order to do that we must know Him and His ways. Ask the Spirit to reveal the ways of God, and empower you to walk in them, thus demonstrating you are God’s child.
Spirit, help me to imitate God’s ways.
God makes His dwelling in us in ever-increasing measure as we open our lives to His influence. Have you invited the Lord to come and have His way in your life recently. When you do He does, and He aligns your life to His purposes. Commit to welcoming Him regularly.
Lord, I commit to welcoming You in my life regularly.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
Sing
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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