An investment company's full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal began with these words: "Information is everywhere. Insight is all too rare. For insight goes beyond information to discern underlying truths."

Today, we are long on information and short on insight. Television offers scores of channels. Encyclopedias and world atlases are on compact disks (CDs). Online databases give us the temperature in Hong Kong and the baseball score in Birmingham. We're wired and tired from trying to grasp the meaning of all we know.

Years ago, a friend encouraged me to read a chapter from Proverbs each day. One chapter each day takes me through this marvelous book of God's wisdom every month. "You can get knowledge in college," my friend said, "but wisdom comes from God."

Here's what Almighty God promises when we seek His wisdom: "If you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, . . . then you will . . . find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding" (Prov. 2:3-6).

One chapter of Proverbs every day. Try it this month and see how God's Word will give you the wisdom to transform information into insight.  — David C. McCasland