Contemplative Bible Reading

Job 28:28 (New Living Translation)

28 And this is what he (God) says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’

Let’s have a grasp of the situation. Let’s have real understanding of our lives. How do we achieve that?

Forsake evil.

Hmmm. There must be something more to this. I mean, all I have to do to understand what is whirling all about me is to forsake evil. Definition: forsake, verb, abandon (someone or something). So, abandon evil and I will really understand. Oh, one more thing: God says this to all humanity, not just a few really smart or important folks. All humanity.

Hmmm. There must be something more to this. Nope. God said it. I cannot find a latter place in the Bible where God revokes this statement. This must be it. Forsake evil.

I think that as I become older I am a bit better at this forsaking than I used to be. There is something to be said of the perspective of time. Thank you God.