SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
1/8/2013 10:21 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Wisdom
Perfects Our Path PT-1
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Proverbs
4:1-9
Message of the
verses: In Today’s Spiritual Diary
we will begin to look at chapter four of the book of Proverbs. “Wisdom Perfects Our Path” is the third main
point from the outline given in Dr. Wiersbe’s commentary on Proverbs.
Yesterday I began to put on the SD “Turning Points
Wisdom” and I will continue to do this.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is
stored than to the person on which it is poured.” (Author Unknown” “For I know what You are a gracious and
merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.” (Jonah 4:2b)
As Dr. Wiersbe begins his introductory commentary on this
third main point he states that Proverbs 4:18 is the key verse in the 4th
chapter of Proverbs, “But
the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and
brighter until the full day.” As
we walk in the light of God’s Word we will continue to gain wisdom and the more
we learn the brighter the light will shine.
I am not saying that life is not tough at times, but if we continue to walk
in the light then we will get through the tough times and even learn from them,
which will bring glory to our Lord and Savior.
Ephesians 2:10, one of my favorite verses tells us that God has a plan
for each of His children and as we walk in the light of His Word, gaining
wisdom then we will do the work that God has given us to do all the way back in
eternity past. Dr. Wiersbe concludes his
introduction to this section with these words, “Our path may not be an easy
one, but it will always be a fulfilling one as we walk in the will of the
Father. This involves three
responsibilities on our part: knowing God’s Word (Proverbs 4:1-9), trusting
God’s providence (vv. 10-19), and obeying God’s will (vv. 20-27).”
Knowing God’s Word
(vv. 1-9): “1 Hear, O sons, the
instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding, 2 For I give you sound teaching;
Do not abandon my
instruction. 3 When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in
the sight of my mother, 4 Then he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my
words; Keep my
commandments and live; 5 Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away
from the words of my mouth. 6 “Do not forsake her, and she will guard you; Love
her, and she will watch over you. 7 “The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire
wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding. 8 “Prize her, and she
will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her. 9 "She will place
on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.’”
As
we look at the passage above we can see that Solomon was taught wisdom from His
father, and Solomon had a wonderful father to teach him for David wrote many of
the Psalms that also give us wisdom, and his name is mentioned many, many times
in the OT and even the NT as he was a very important person for the cause of
Christ. Believers today can teach their
children and also their grand-children many wonderful things about the Word of
God, and about life, but it is up to the children and grand-children to accept
what they are being taught. We can see
that from this passage that Solomon has a great desire for his son to learn
wisdom from the Word of God.
Wisdom
is seen as a beautiful loving woman and folly is seen as a prostitute who is
around to tempt us with her beauty, but her beauty will cause great trouble for
those who follow her. Dr. Wiersbe writes
on this subject the following, “In Proverbs, Wisdom is personified as a
beautiful woman who invites us to her lavish banquet, while Folly is the
adulterous or prostitute who temps us to poverty and death. The one you love is the one who will control
your life. Embrace Wisdom and you will
have security (4:6), honor (v8), and beauty (9).”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I believe
that what can be learned from this section is that it is not enough to just
read the Word of God, but to think about it, memorize it, and meditate upon it
so that we can gain wisdom from it. It
is time consuming, but well worth it.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Continue to stay in God’s Word in order to
continue to gain wisdom.
Memory verses for the
week: Psalm 121:1-4
1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where
shall my help come? 2 My help comes from
the Lord who made heaven and earth. 3 He
will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither
slumber nor sleep.
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