May 5 | Evening
5/5/20263 min
❖ This is the devotional for the evening of May 5.
❖ The Scripture for this devotion is Proverbs 16:20.
❖ This podcast comes from Crossway's new edition of 'Morning and Evening' written by Charles H. Spurgeon and revised by Alistair Begg. This podcast is narrated by Frazer Blaxland.
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[gentle music] May 5th, evening. "Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord." Proverbs 16:20. Wisdom is man's true strength, and under its guidance he is best able to find and fulfill his reason for living. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest enjoyment and presents the noblest occupation for his powers. And in this way he finds good in the fullest sense. Without wisdom, man is like a wild donkey running here and there, wasting strength that might have been profitably employed. Wisdom is the compass by which man is to steer across the trackless waste of life. Without it, he is a derelict vessel, the victim of winds and waves. A man must be prudent in such a world as this, or he will find no good but will be betrayed into unnumbered ills. The pilgrim will sorely wound his feet among the briars of the wood of life if he does not pick his steps with the utmost caution. He who is in a wilderness infested with thieves must handle matters wisely if he would journey safely. If trained by the great Teacher,