Wisdom
for Every Issue of Life
“My
son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that
thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea,
if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou
seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures.” (Prov
2:1-4; KJV)
Do
you get the impression that God is trying to tell us something here? He directs
us to receive his word, not just hear it. We are to treasure his commands,
incline our ears to wisdom, apply our hearts to and lift up our voice to
understanding. God says, cry out for discernment, seek understanding as silver
and search for her as if she were a treasure. This does not have the ring of a
passive occupation but one of active pursuit, a passionate pressing in to
something of paramount importance in our life.
As
we do this, God gives us the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s word to us; (John
14:26) we just need to do our part.
If
we look at the whole of the second chapter of Proverbs, we see the benefits of
our pursuit. We will learn to respect and hallow our awesome God. We will
understand justice and equity and how God sees us as his children; righteous in
his presence. God gives us the knowledge, understanding and wisdom we seek. My,
how we and the church need all of that. God will lead us, protect us and
preserve us and cause us to dwell in the land. When Israel dwelt in the land
and obeyed God, the nation settled, prospered and enjoyed peace. Does this
interest you? It should. Well, the action plan is simple.
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