Not all fruit goes in a fruit salad

This morning I had another assembly, continuing our series of characters from the Old Testament, taken from the Lion Storyteller Bible.

Today's character was Solomon - one of Israel's most successful kings. Solomon is perhaps best known for his wisdom.

They say that knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The Bible has a lot to say about wisdom. Wisdom is not about being clever. Or knowing lots of information. Wisdom is about making the right choices, good decisions. And in particular biblical wisdom is about obedience to God. It's about knowing God, and what God would want us to do in any situation, and then doing it.

Proverbs is a book full of short sayings from a father to his son about how to live - from Solomon to his son. It includes the verse, 'the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding' (Proverbs 9:10).

We might not be very clever. We may not know a lot. We may not have a university degree or letters after our name. But that doesn't mean we can't be wise - living our lives in such a way that we make good choices and right decisions - which
please God.