Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2: 1-22
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield for those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discression will protect you and understanding will guard you. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways. It will save you also from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words, who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God. For her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead. None who go to her return or attain the paths of life. Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it. (NIV)

I went back and read over the end of Proverbs 1 (see yesterday's post) and I noticed that there is a clear distiction made between the warnings to those who do not seek Gods wisdom and knowledge and this message to those who do. This scripture provides a message of all the good things that come from seeking wisdom, understanding, discression, and faithfulness. God says here that he will protect, guard, and give knowledge to those who 'turn your ear to wisdom' and 'call out for insight. It states that we should seek these things as we would seek out a treasure. I want to encourage you to stop reading right now and call to God for understanding, wisdom, knowledge, and discression, so that Gods protection will be with you and so that you might grow in your faith. Stop and do this NOW! Then you can finish reading.

I mentioned this yesterday but it continues to amaze me that God knows the heart of man so well. He compares how we should search for his wisdom to searching for silver or a treasure. God knows our selfishness and drive to gain for ourselves. However, God knows that these are not the things we truly need. He states here that it is KNOWLEDGE that will be pleasant to our soul. The best part is that God doesn't hide this knowledge. It is written right here along side this revelation. God is not tricky or misleading, God has provided everyone with the tools to have an excellent life, but still we refuse to BELIEVE Him.

If you didn't stop before and pray for God's understanding, wisdom, knowledge and discression, I encourage you to do it NOW! There's no more to read here for today.