"SHARING GRACE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT GOD'S BLESSING YOU WITH TWO BLESSINGS"
Proverbs 2:1 “My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,”
Proverbs 2:2 “So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;”
Proverbs 2:3 “Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,”
Proverbs 2:4 “If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;”
Proverbs 2:5 “Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.”
Proverbs 2:6 “For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Taken from today's reading in "The One Year Bible”.
1. God tells us how to regard His Word in order to receive His blessings.
Proverbs 2:1 “My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,”
Proverbs 2:2 “So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;”
Proverbs 2:3 “Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,”
Proverbs 2:4 “If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;”
Please notice what God says about how we can relate to His Word.
We are to receive it.
We are to treasure it.
We are to incline our ear to His wisdom.
We are to apply our hearts to His understanding.
We can cry out for discernment
We can lift up our voice for understanding.
We can seek understanding as we would for silver.
We can search for understanding as we would for hidden treasures.
In other words.
We can listen to God and treasure His instructions.
We can tune in our ears to His wisdom and concentrate on understanding.
We can ask for insight and search for it as we would for lost money or hidden treasure.
2. God tells us what blessings He will bring into our lives and why He will bless us.
Proverbs 2:5 “Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.”
Proverbs 2:6 “For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
We are promised to understand the fear of the Lord.
We are promised to find the knowledge of God.
Or to put it another way, we will understand what it means to fear the Lord.
And, we will assuredly gain the knowledge of God.
All of this will happen because God has promised that it will.
He grants wisdom, and from His mouth or His Word come knowledge and understanding.
Some Questions:
1. Aren't these verses encouraging?
2. Isn't God gracious to make this promise to us?
3. Can you see why it's important to be a person who is in the Word?
4. Are you someone who is moving in this direction?
5. How is your particular church body doing in regard to these verses?
6. Will you pray for yourself and your church to hunger for God's Word?
A Prayer:
Father, Your promises are so wonderful to read. And they are wonderful because they are true.
You are so gracious and giving to us. Your Word is so important, and yet, Father, we often do not pay attention to it.
In fact, Lord, You know the condition of our hearts and our interest or lack for Your Word. We have to be honest and say that there is a great need today for the body of Christ to be revived and renewed in our hunger for You, and for Your Word.
Would You please start with each of us who are reading this devotional and prayer this very day. Create a new hunger in our hearts, Lord, for what You want for us. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia.
