1.My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
2Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
3For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;
4If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5Then you will discern the fear of the LORD
And discover the knowledge of God.
6For the LORD gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
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Notice the word "if" . It marks a conditional statement... if you do this then this will be the result. It is a choice. A personal choice. We can't make decisions for other people. We have the ability and responsibility to make our own choices. Lately I realized that I was not where I should be in my walk with the Lord. I was going through the motions instead of seeking Him with my heart. I had a light bulb moment one day: I realized that when I get to heaven and stand before the Lord, I will be responsible for my life. There I can not place the blame on others (as I have been doing). I've blamed others around me for my lack of spiritual growth. They didn't encourage me enough. They weren't praying for me as they should of been. When in reality, I was the one not living as I should of been. It was my choice that allowed me to go astray and I had to decide to accept responsibility for my spiritual growth. "If"..... So, I've decided to take the challenge and do the "ifs" mentioned in these verses. The result is better than any earthly thing: to understand the fear of the Lord.
All I can say is I have a lot of growing to do. So often I fail to seek wisdom as I should. God freely gives wisdom to those who ask believing and nothing is better than pure wisdom from God.
I also found it interesting how gaining wisdom is directly related to the fear of the Lord. As we begin to ask God for wisdom, He is faithful to answer our prayers but in the process we learn more about who God is.
Whatever situation you may be in right now - seek God. He alone has the answers. I know so often when I'm in a trial I seek counsel from friends and family before turning to God. But in doing so I'm wrong. I need to seek God first with my problems and ask Him for wisdom before turning to other human beings.
God promises to bless those who seek wisdom... what can be better than His blessings? Nothing. Absolutely nothing...even though we don't always realize this fact.
Get alone and seek God. Cry out to Him for wisdom and understanding. He will answer. He will bless.
And treasure my commandments within you,
2Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
3For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;
4If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5Then you will discern the fear of the LORD
And discover the knowledge of God.
6For the LORD gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
......................
Notice the word "if" . It marks a conditional statement... if you do this then this will be the result. It is a choice. A personal choice. We can't make decisions for other people. We have the ability and responsibility to make our own choices. Lately I realized that I was not where I should be in my walk with the Lord. I was going through the motions instead of seeking Him with my heart. I had a light bulb moment one day: I realized that when I get to heaven and stand before the Lord, I will be responsible for my life. There I can not place the blame on others (as I have been doing). I've blamed others around me for my lack of spiritual growth. They didn't encourage me enough. They weren't praying for me as they should of been. When in reality, I was the one not living as I should of been. It was my choice that allowed me to go astray and I had to decide to accept responsibility for my spiritual growth. "If"..... So, I've decided to take the challenge and do the "ifs" mentioned in these verses. The result is better than any earthly thing: to understand the fear of the Lord.
All I can say is I have a lot of growing to do. So often I fail to seek wisdom as I should. God freely gives wisdom to those who ask believing and nothing is better than pure wisdom from God.
I also found it interesting how gaining wisdom is directly related to the fear of the Lord. As we begin to ask God for wisdom, He is faithful to answer our prayers but in the process we learn more about who God is.
Whatever situation you may be in right now - seek God. He alone has the answers. I know so often when I'm in a trial I seek counsel from friends and family before turning to God. But in doing so I'm wrong. I need to seek God first with my problems and ask Him for wisdom before turning to other human beings.
God promises to bless those who seek wisdom... what can be better than His blessings? Nothing. Absolutely nothing...even though we don't always realize this fact.
Get alone and seek God. Cry out to Him for wisdom and understanding. He will answer. He will bless.
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