We read Proverbs 19 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today. Look at verse 8:
8 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good.
We know that the Word of God contains knowledge and that Holy Spirit turns that knowledge into Wisdom when we meditate on the Word. This verse tells us something more! By CHOOSING to go after the Wisdom of God, we are loving our own life! We are tending to the life that HE gave us by applying ourselves to seeking TRUTH! And, if we USE that Wisdom, putting it into practice, then we WILL prosper and find good things happening! Then we have verse 23:
23 The reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied; he cannot be visited with [actual] evil.
Here is that promise again that when we do things God's way, as His children, we will NOT suffer ACTUAL evil! That means that even if something appears to be dire, refuse that evil report, because it cannot actually touch us when we trust in Him. What if we are attacked with evil things, with the enemy seeking to steal, kill and destroy? The Word of God tells us that if WE are submitted to God, obeying His Word, then we can resist the enemy and he will HAVE to flee from us (James 4:7)! He has no choice in the matter. In order to walk in the freedom and the fullness of these promises, we MUST put JESUS as the #1 priority in our lives, and we MUST spend time reading, studying, meditating on and DOING His Word! Our part is easy! God does the rest! AMEN! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Good Grace":
Shalom in Him!
