{"podcast":{"title":"Old things New Podcast","slug":"old-things-new-podcast-7097890","podcast_index_feed_id":7097890,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2655777.rss","website_url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2655777/c2a5766d22ee9a6df594f2e7da6b9793.jpg","author":"Reformed devotions from all of scripture.","episode_count":152,"summary":"The modern Church has a problem with Old Testament literacy. I'm on a mission to fix that one post at a time. Tune in for regular, reformed Bible devotions to go deeper with Christ.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 148: Wisdom is not automatic (Prov 1:22).","slug":"ep-148-wisdom-is-not-automatic-prov-1-22","published_at":"2026-04-19T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-148-wisdom-is-not-automatic-prov-1-22","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890","url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/p/ep-148-wisdom-is-not-automatic-prov","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193655673/b110814354582ec21d2beb6c9d55d630.mp3","summary":"Prayer Reading : Prov 1:22. Meditation. One of the very important insights that we gain from the Book of Proverbs is that, by nature, we are not wise. When we are young, our default setting is what the proverbs call: “simple” (see Prov 1:4). What this means, very simply, is that: unless you have gained wisdom, then you don’t have it. Wisdom does not come automatically. Let me put it even more plainly. If you have never invested yourself seriously into the Book of Proverbs, then there is a gaping hole in your life and there will be a serious lack of wisdom. I say that because the Book of Proverbs is one of God’s chief means of grace for gaining wisdom. I wish I’d studied this book as a younger person, and if you are a young person (or know of one) then there is an amazing opportunity before you right now to seek wisdom. Be ye doers of the word… One of the major reasons Solomon wrote the Book of Proverbs was to exhort the young to use their youth in the pursuit of and growth in wisdom. I say this primarily to the young, but if you are older you may still take up this pursuit without delay. Like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon, we may prove ourselves wise and exceptional by the pursuit and exercise of godly wisdom. You could spend your youth on youthful pleasures, which is the accepted pattern in modern day Australia and countries like ours. But let me urge you: don’t neglect the serious study of the Book of Proverbs. I’m not saying don’t enjoy your youth, it’s a gift from God and ought to be received and enjoyed with thanksgiving. As 1 Tim 4:4-5 says: “ For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer .” But I am saying remember your Creator in th…","meta_description":"Prayer Reading : Prov 1:22. Meditation. One of the very important insights that we gain from the Book of Proverbs is that, by nature, we are not wise. Whe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":479,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/episodes/ep-148-wisdom-is-not-automatic-prov-1-22/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-148-wisdom-is-not-automatic-prov-1-22.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}