Friday, February 03, 2006
Proverbs 2:1-6 NIV
[1] My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands withing you .....
My Thoughts: I've got the choice to accept or reject the Word. Beyond that, I've also got the choice to accept the Word at a casual level, OR really treasure it and build a "storehouse" for it in my heart.
[2] turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding ....
My Thoughts: It occurs to me, once again, that wisdom doesn't just fall into my lap (although arrogance and pridefulness seem to!!). To acquire wisdom is just that ... an acquisition! True wisdom comes only through deliberate pursuit ... and God's grace.
[3] and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, [4] and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure .....
My Thoughts: Only when I've been truly interested in something (deeply interested), have I put forth the effort to "call out for insight" or "search for it as hidden treasure." Do I begin to understand the powerful gift/privelege that I've been given? By my actions, I have to admit, "not nearly enough!"
[5] then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
My Thoughts: yet another faithful promise of God. Is it easy to get this? No! It requires a commitment. Jesus was recorded in Matthew's gospel as saying to not throw pearls before swine. I believe He stays truth to his own "advice" and doesn't just casually give away knowledge with commitment. And even if He does, without my knowing Him, the knowledge and understanding He sends is kind of 2-D at best. Reminds me of knowing facts about someone vs. knowing them.
[6] For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
My Thoughts: Plainly nad simply stated: God is the owner of knowledge and understanding ... wisdom. Worldly wisdom is based mostly on what is relevant to the culture of today ... our own experiences ... quite possibly just our own arrogance. Could it be that the degree to which I balk/bristle to God's Word is proportionate to how entrenched I am into the worldly system of thought??
My Thoughts: I've got the choice to accept or reject the Word. Beyond that, I've also got the choice to accept the Word at a casual level, OR really treasure it and build a "storehouse" for it in my heart.
[2] turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding ....
My Thoughts: It occurs to me, once again, that wisdom doesn't just fall into my lap (although arrogance and pridefulness seem to!!). To acquire wisdom is just that ... an acquisition! True wisdom comes only through deliberate pursuit ... and God's grace.
[3] and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, [4] and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure .....
My Thoughts: Only when I've been truly interested in something (deeply interested), have I put forth the effort to "call out for insight" or "search for it as hidden treasure." Do I begin to understand the powerful gift/privelege that I've been given? By my actions, I have to admit, "not nearly enough!"
[5] then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
My Thoughts: yet another faithful promise of God. Is it easy to get this? No! It requires a commitment. Jesus was recorded in Matthew's gospel as saying to not throw pearls before swine. I believe He stays truth to his own "advice" and doesn't just casually give away knowledge with commitment. And even if He does, without my knowing Him, the knowledge and understanding He sends is kind of 2-D at best. Reminds me of knowing facts about someone vs. knowing them.
[6] For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
My Thoughts: Plainly nad simply stated: God is the owner of knowledge and understanding ... wisdom. Worldly wisdom is based mostly on what is relevant to the culture of today ... our own experiences ... quite possibly just our own arrogance. Could it be that the degree to which I balk/bristle to God's Word is proportionate to how entrenched I am into the worldly system of thought??
# posted by jono : 7:40 PM
