I love how the Word of God can be so complex and at the same time so extraordinarily simple! Proverbs 5:7 is an example of this to me:
7 The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). AMP
We've been looking at Proverbs and how important the Word of God is, and the Wisdom, knowledge and understanding that comes when we are diligent to renew our minds with it! In all of it's simplicity, this verse says that the most important part of getting Wisdom is to GET IT! Make the determined purpose, along with Paul in Philippians 3:10, to get to know HIM more each day. The only way to get to know Him is by getting to know the Word! Making the decision to get Wisdom is the wisest decision you will ever make! I also love the instruction found in verses 20-23:
20 My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. AMP
The only way to "find" His Words is to spend time daily in study and meditation. When we do this, the result will be an understanding of what belongs to us because of the Covenant we have through the Blood of Jesus! His Word brings the faith needed for health and healing, prosperity, peace, favor, and anything and everything else that we could ever need (Romans 10:17). We are to guard what goes into our heart (the spirit/soul combination) because what we allow in will determine what we think about, and what we think about is what we will eventually say and do, and what we say and do will determine what quality of life we will have on this earth! His Word is the most important thing there is for us to give attention to every day! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Undending Love":
Shalom in Him!
