Teaching Tuesday: Walking in Wisdom - Proverbs - Wisdom is Jesus

Series: Walking in Wisdom
Sermon: Wisdom is Jesus - Proverbs 8:1-36 (11.23.25)
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Proverbs 8 opens with a striking image: Wisdom herself standing in the busiest places of life—at the crossroads, the city gates, the places where decisions are made and paths are chosen. She lifts her voice and calls out to all humanity, inviting us into life, righteousness, and the fear of the Lord. But scripture invites us to see more than poetry here. In the fullness of God’s revelation, Wisdom is not merely an abstract virtue; Wisdom takes on flesh. Wisdom is Jesus.

In Proverbs 8:22–31, Wisdom speaks of being with God “in the beginning,” rejoicing before him, and participating in creation. John 1 echoes the same truth: “In the beginning was the Word… All things were made through Him.” Paul says Christ is the one “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3). When we hear Wisdom speaking in Proverbs 8, we are listening to a poetic personification of the eternal voice of the Son.

Wisdom’s call is not simply to be smarter or more moral. It is a summons to relationship—an invitation to walk with the one who is life itself. Jesus is not simply a wise man; he embodies the wisdom Proverbs points toward. He is the perfect righteousness, the perfect understanding, the perfect fear of the Lord lived out in human form.

In Proverbs 8:10–11, Wisdom urges us to receive instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than gold. When we receive Christ—his teaching, his life, his Spirit—we are receiving something better than the world’s greatest treasures. His wisdom does not merely help us navigate life; it reshapes our hearts. Where the world offers shortcuts, Jesus offers truth. Where the world promises pleasure, Jesus gives joy. Where the world (and the devil) leads toward death, Jesus leads toward life.

And just as Wisdom stands at the crossroads calling out, Jesus still calls today. He calls not only the successful or the religious, but the simple, the weary, the broken, and the wandering. “Blessed is the one who listens to me,” Wisdom says (Prov. 8:34). Jesus repeats the same invitation: “Come to me… and I will give you rest.”

To walk in wisdom is to walk with Jesus. To listen to wisdom is to listen to Jesus. And to choose wisdom is to choose life—because wisdom is not a concept. Wisdom is a Savior King.

TO KNOW HIM AND MAKE HIM KNOWN!

- Pastor Brady