Daniel 5:4 ESV – They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Daniel 5:5-6 ESV – Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote. 

6 Then the king’s color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin

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Daniel 5:29-30 ESV – Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.

Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV – Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise– making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 

Stay Hungry!

Proverbs 1:5 ESV – Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance….

Understand Wisdom!

1 Corinthians 8:1 ESV – This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.

Desire Success!

Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT – Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

Romans 1:19-22 ESV – For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 

21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

1. Slow Down

“Most of one’s life… is one prolonged effort to prevent thinking,” – Aldous Huxley

2. Ask God for Wisdom

Proverbs 2:6 ESV – For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Daniel 2:23 ESV – To you, O God of my fathers,
I give thanks and praise,
for you have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what we asked of you

James 1:5 ESV – If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

3. Read The Bible

Psalm 19:7 ESV – The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”

4. Disciple and Be Discipled

2 Timothy 2:2 ESV –what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also