The Book of Wisdom
Chapter
4
¹ Better than this is childlessness with virtue, for in the memory of virtue is immortality, because it is known both by God and by mortals.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 1)
Oh God my blessed Father, it is more of value for me to be remembered for my spiritual life, that is if someone sees and finds anything of benefit in it, rather than for the material works that I would have done in a lifetime. I prefer to be known and familiar with You more than with others Amen.
² When it is present, people imitate it, and they long for it when it has gone; throughout all time it marches, crowned in triumph, victor in the contest for prizes that are undefiled.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 2)
Oh God my beloved Father, Your wisdom is always present, because You are always present, however as humans, we are not always aware of Your presence, or moreover, we may not always believe that Your wisdom is present. We may be led to think that our wisdom and intelligence is totally human and not the fruit of Your presence that dwells in us. We may think that all our accomplishments are ours and we may not be grateful to You for them. In name of all humanity, I give my thanks to my God and Father Amen.
³ But the prolific brood of the ungodly will be of no use, and none of their illegitimate seedlings will strike a deep root or take a firm hold.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 3)
Oh God my Father, even though evil may try to overcome us and make its dwelling inside of me, Your spirit is far greater and is able to weaken and destroy such a hold. I pray for liberation from any root or traces of evil in Your mighty name Amen.
⁴ For even if they put forth boughs for a while, standing insecurely they will be shaken by the wind, and by the violence of the winds they will be uprooted.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 4)
Oh God my beloved Father, even though at times we may feel secure enough to depend on our own resources, in due course we may realize that our resources are bound to a limit and then we will start feeling insecure and gradually our plans start coming to an end one after the other, however, if we trust in You our hope is never at a loss for we are trusting in the infinite and not in the worldly and finite Amen.
⁵ The branches will be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit be useless not ripe enough to eat, and good for nothing.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 5)
Oh God, my beloved Father, I pray that I will always find my strength being part of the tree and never end up drying up as in being broken off Amen.
⁶ For children born of unlawful unions are witnesses of evil against their parents when God examines them.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 6)
Oh God my Father as You once told us, every tree is judged according to the fruit that it bears and in this case this is applicable. I pray that when my daughter grows up she will inherit my good traits and with the individual gifts that You gave her she will grow up to be even more mature and fully developed both in mind faith and also in spirit Amen.
⁷ But the righteous, though they die early will be at rest. ⁸ For old age is not honored for length of time, or measured by number of years; ⁹ but understanding is gray hair for anyone, and a blameless life is ripe old age.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verses 7 to 9)
As You are telling me my God and Father of wisdom and all righteousness, it is not the length of our life that counts but the quality of that life, in the sense of how our life was, if it was based on righteousness or evil. If a person dies in peace his soul will rest in peace even if one dies at an early age, however, if one dies in a state of evil, one's soul may encounter periods of hell and distress both on earth and even on dying. The soul may take a long time to find its rest. Amen.
¹⁰ There were some who pleased God and were loved by him, and while living among sinners were taken up.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 10)
Oh God my Father, even though I am still a sinner by nature, I pray that one day You will take me and save me from that moment when I may be tainted by the sins of the world Amen. I pray that You save me from such moments Amen.
¹¹ They were caught up so that evil might not change their understanding or guile deceive their souls.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 11)
Oh God my beloved Father, it would be better for me to die than to end up stained beyond repair by the forces of evil. I pray that You spare me from such moments oh God my Father Amen.
¹² For the fascination of wickedness obscures what is good, and the roving desire perverts the innocent mind.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 12)
Oh God my Father the strength of the temptation of the evil one is so strong, working on our emotions thoughts and desires that many times it requires Your divine intervention for us to actually say "NO! to temptation Amen. I pray that You continue to be by our sides especially during moments of evil and weakness Amen.
¹³ Being perfected in a short time, they fulfilled long years;
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 13)
On receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit our natural resources are perfected into those of the supernatural which pertain to You. I trust myself in Your hands so that You can use me in any way You desire my God and Father Amen.
¹⁴ for their souls were pleasing to the Lord, therefore he took them quickly from the midst of wickedness.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 14)
Many times we wonder oh God my Father how that person died at the age of 12 or even younger. What we may not be aware of is that many times You call us to come back to our heavenly home before our souls become tainted by sin. On the other hand, there are those who live a long life by which You use them to be positive signposts to people such as myself in order for us to live a more positive and better life Amen.
¹⁵ Yet the peoples saw and did not understand, or take such a thing to heart, that God's grace and mercy are with his elect, and that he watches over his holy ones.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 15)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times we are like these people, we see but we do not understand, because our perspective is worldly and not spiritual. I pray that we undress our sinful nature and dress up our sinful selves with holy garments. I pray that You baptize us with the power and grace of Your Holy Spirit Amen.
¹⁶ The righteous who have died will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth that is quickly perfected will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 16)
Oh God, my beloved Father, today our ancestors wail in desperation from their graves at us, for we are lost. Our new sources of advanced knowledge that is being fed to both children and adults is gradually having negative consequences on our faith. We are growing up under the impression that we are totally in control of our lives, and of the decisions that we need to take. In our confusion, we are mixing up logic and scientific enquiry with what we feel is right in my situation instead of referring to You my God and Father Amen. When proceeding with my separation I may have done the same thing, however as You know my mental stability was at risk and I could not last long in that negative environment Amen.
¹⁷ For they will see the end of the wise, and will not understand what the Lord purposed for them, and for what he kept them safe.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 17)
Blessed be Your Name and blessed be Your purposes and intentions my God and Father for they are totally different from our own. I thank You for the many circumstances from which You delivered me safely, such events that maybe I had not been aware of the danger or harm I was in. Thank You for saving me from making rash decisions, for which after I would have had been sorry for taking. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
¹⁸ The unrighteous will see, and will have contempt for them, but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this they will become dishonoured corpses and an outrage among the dead forever; ¹⁹ because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and shake them from the foundations; they will be left utterly dry and barren, and they will suffer anguish, and the memory of them will perish.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verses 18 to 19)
Oh God, my Father, even though it seems that evil is winning You will have the final victory, the decisive victory that will bring the war between the forces of good and the forces of evil to an end. Many evil souls will tremble, I pray that I will not be among such a pitiful group for I am still a sinner Amen. God have mercy on me Your sinner.
²⁰ They will come with dread when their sins are reckoned up, and their lawless deeds will convict them to their face.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 20)
Oh, brothers and sisters, the day will come when we will need to give an account of our positive and negative actions while on earth as humans. I pray that we bold enough when we appear in Your presence Amen.
Oh God, my Father I would like to end this fourth chapter of the Book of Wisdom with the following prayer:-
Oh God my Father, my Mother, my Brother and even my Sister, You are everything to me. Even though I am in a constant state of works in progress and still far from being perfect, I want to tell You that I still love You even though I am still a sinner Amen
² When it is present, people imitate it, and they long for it when it has gone; throughout all time it marches, crowned in triumph, victor in the contest for prizes that are undefiled.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 2)
Oh God my beloved Father, Your wisdom is always present, because You are always present, however as humans, we are not always aware of Your presence, or moreover, we may not always believe that Your wisdom is present. We may be led to think that our wisdom and intelligence is totally human and not the fruit of Your presence that dwells in us. We may think that all our accomplishments are ours and we may not be grateful to You for them. In name of all humanity, I give my thanks to my God and Father Amen.
³ But the prolific brood of the ungodly will be of no use, and none of their illegitimate seedlings will strike a deep root or take a firm hold.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 3)
Oh God my Father, even though evil may try to overcome us and make its dwelling inside of me, Your spirit is far greater and is able to weaken and destroy such a hold. I pray for liberation from any root or traces of evil in Your mighty name Amen.
⁴ For even if they put forth boughs for a while, standing insecurely they will be shaken by the wind, and by the violence of the winds they will be uprooted.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 4)
Oh God my beloved Father, even though at times we may feel secure enough to depend on our own resources, in due course we may realize that our resources are bound to a limit and then we will start feeling insecure and gradually our plans start coming to an end one after the other, however, if we trust in You our hope is never at a loss for we are trusting in the infinite and not in the worldly and finite Amen.
⁵ The branches will be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit be useless not ripe enough to eat, and good for nothing.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 5)
Oh God, my beloved Father, I pray that I will always find my strength being part of the tree and never end up drying up as in being broken off Amen.
⁶ For children born of unlawful unions are witnesses of evil against their parents when God examines them.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 6)
Oh God my Father as You once told us, every tree is judged according to the fruit that it bears and in this case this is applicable. I pray that when my daughter grows up she will inherit my good traits and with the individual gifts that You gave her she will grow up to be even more mature and fully developed both in mind faith and also in spirit Amen.
⁷ But the righteous, though they die early will be at rest. ⁸ For old age is not honored for length of time, or measured by number of years; ⁹ but understanding is gray hair for anyone, and a blameless life is ripe old age.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verses 7 to 9)
As You are telling me my God and Father of wisdom and all righteousness, it is not the length of our life that counts but the quality of that life, in the sense of how our life was, if it was based on righteousness or evil. If a person dies in peace his soul will rest in peace even if one dies at an early age, however, if one dies in a state of evil, one's soul may encounter periods of hell and distress both on earth and even on dying. The soul may take a long time to find its rest. Amen.
¹⁰ There were some who pleased God and were loved by him, and while living among sinners were taken up.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 10)
Oh God my Father, even though I am still a sinner by nature, I pray that one day You will take me and save me from that moment when I may be tainted by the sins of the world Amen. I pray that You save me from such moments Amen.
¹¹ They were caught up so that evil might not change their understanding or guile deceive their souls.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 11)
Oh God my beloved Father, it would be better for me to die than to end up stained beyond repair by the forces of evil. I pray that You spare me from such moments oh God my Father Amen.
¹² For the fascination of wickedness obscures what is good, and the roving desire perverts the innocent mind.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 12)
Oh God my Father the strength of the temptation of the evil one is so strong, working on our emotions thoughts and desires that many times it requires Your divine intervention for us to actually say "NO! to temptation Amen. I pray that You continue to be by our sides especially during moments of evil and weakness Amen.
¹³ Being perfected in a short time, they fulfilled long years;
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 13)
On receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit our natural resources are perfected into those of the supernatural which pertain to You. I trust myself in Your hands so that You can use me in any way You desire my God and Father Amen.
¹⁴ for their souls were pleasing to the Lord, therefore he took them quickly from the midst of wickedness.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 14)
Many times we wonder oh God my Father how that person died at the age of 12 or even younger. What we may not be aware of is that many times You call us to come back to our heavenly home before our souls become tainted by sin. On the other hand, there are those who live a long life by which You use them to be positive signposts to people such as myself in order for us to live a more positive and better life Amen.
¹⁵ Yet the peoples saw and did not understand, or take such a thing to heart, that God's grace and mercy are with his elect, and that he watches over his holy ones.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 15)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times we are like these people, we see but we do not understand, because our perspective is worldly and not spiritual. I pray that we undress our sinful nature and dress up our sinful selves with holy garments. I pray that You baptize us with the power and grace of Your Holy Spirit Amen.
¹⁶ The righteous who have died will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth that is quickly perfected will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 16)
Oh God, my beloved Father, today our ancestors wail in desperation from their graves at us, for we are lost. Our new sources of advanced knowledge that is being fed to both children and adults is gradually having negative consequences on our faith. We are growing up under the impression that we are totally in control of our lives, and of the decisions that we need to take. In our confusion, we are mixing up logic and scientific enquiry with what we feel is right in my situation instead of referring to You my God and Father Amen. When proceeding with my separation I may have done the same thing, however as You know my mental stability was at risk and I could not last long in that negative environment Amen.
¹⁷ For they will see the end of the wise, and will not understand what the Lord purposed for them, and for what he kept them safe.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 17)
Blessed be Your Name and blessed be Your purposes and intentions my God and Father for they are totally different from our own. I thank You for the many circumstances from which You delivered me safely, such events that maybe I had not been aware of the danger or harm I was in. Thank You for saving me from making rash decisions, for which after I would have had been sorry for taking. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
¹⁸ The unrighteous will see, and will have contempt for them, but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this they will become dishonoured corpses and an outrage among the dead forever; ¹⁹ because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and shake them from the foundations; they will be left utterly dry and barren, and they will suffer anguish, and the memory of them will perish.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verses 18 to 19)
Oh God, my Father, even though it seems that evil is winning You will have the final victory, the decisive victory that will bring the war between the forces of good and the forces of evil to an end. Many evil souls will tremble, I pray that I will not be among such a pitiful group for I am still a sinner Amen. God have mercy on me Your sinner.
²⁰ They will come with dread when their sins are reckoned up, and their lawless deeds will convict them to their face.
(The Book of Wisdom Chapter 4 verse 20)
Oh, brothers and sisters, the day will come when we will need to give an account of our positive and negative actions while on earth as humans. I pray that we bold enough when we appear in Your presence Amen.
Oh God, my Father I would like to end this fourth chapter of the Book of Wisdom with the following prayer:-
Oh God my Father, my Mother, my Brother and even my Sister, You are everything to me. Even though I am in a constant state of works in progress and still far from being perfect, I want to tell You that I still love You even though I am still a sinner Amen
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