Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
As we have seen in prior verses that wisdom comes from God..
We read in James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” When we speak all to often we like to think we speak from our knowledge but all knowledge comes from God. Along with that knowledge comes understanding and all of this comes reading the word of God. Scripture is the inspired word of God as He spoke to the writers of His word and our wisdom comes from revelations through reading the Bible. So if you would like to have the wisdom of God not only do we need to just ask for it but spend time in it reading and studying it.
Proverbs 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
God is just asking us to to listen to what His word says and as we have heard so many times to hide His word in our hearts which includes His commandments. Once we apply this wisdom to our mind we realize the value of it and that once applied to the heart that is where our character comes from, it affects our speech, what we see and our conduct. Verse 3 is asking us how bad do we what this wisdom and knowledge, do we want it bad enough to cry out to God? If we would seek the wisdom of God as much as we seek riches and other pleasures in our life just what would God do for us? Well verse 5 tells us we would understand the healthy fear of God, which with the wisdom of God that comes to us it will help us to walk in the paths of righteousness and understand the knowledge of God. Wisdom is a gift from God. As we uncover the secrets of the Bible, We will have reverent fear of God and be filled with His knowledge.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Verse 31 simply saves you will reap what you sew. If people continue to live their lives doing whatever they please they will end receiving the rewards of the seeds they have sewn, which in the end will be eternal life in hell with Satan and his demons. The carelessness of these people will just add to the destruction that will eventually come upon them.There are so people out there today that think they can just do as they please and not pay any attention what God says, even though they go to church and call themselves Christians. Now this chapter ends with a promise from God that whosoever listens to His word and lives by it shall be kept safe and has nothing to fear from evildoers. You know in our society today we so many bad things happening everywhere but as a child of God we should not fear because He says He will keep us safe. We have the blessed hope of spending eternity in Heaven with Him so why should we fear?
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Well as we begin a new week i hope you got to here a word from the Lord yesterday and if you did I hope you responded. Verse 28 tells us that God is not going to answer your call if you continue saying I plenty of time to straighten my life out. When he does not answer and you begin to seek Him you will not find him. Because so many are saying today that so many things are ok that are contrary to what God’s word teaches. It shows their lack of knowledge and also shows they have no fear of God. It does not matter how many times people are told the right ways to live it does not matter.They continue to ignore the warnings of God until it is too late. if God’s spirit is dealing with you now do not wait to act on it because His word says that His spirit will not strive with man always.
Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Verse 24 and 25 seem to be talking about the people in our world today. So many have refused to listen to what the word of God says and feel they can live their life any way they want to. Even when God brings judgement today on sin people disregard it and go right back to what they were doing. Even though they can be told what they need to do they reject it and could care less that what they are doing is wrong.
Verse 26 and 27 gives us a little about what God will do for this rejection.We know that the fear these verses talk about are not the same as the fear we have in God. This fear is when everything is falling down around them God will laugh at their ignorance and mock them. It continues to say when this fear takes over your life because of desolation and destruction and your life is filled with with distress and anguish, God will not heed their call because you have not listen to Him. I ask again today if you are not in church find one today and start learning what God can do for you. Do not worry about how you look or how little you know or what you have done wrong a true Church that worships God will accept you as you are. My home church is Luverne First Assembly of God where everyone is welcome, my wife and I will be attending God Speed Biker Ministries in Milbrook today where everyone is welcome and you do not have to ride a bike.
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
It is God’s desire that all have wisdom so it is available to to anyone who will listen.The wisdom of God can be found by anyone who willing to listen. Verse 22 helps us see 3 classes of people , the simple or naïve who are ignorant of the wisdom, the scorners who push it a little further to not accepting the wisdom, and the fools who just totally defy the knowledge of wisdom. Proverbs aims its wisdom primarily at the first group. God is telling the people to learn by His reproof. God is offering to pour out His Spirit. God the Holy Spirit will reveal the meaning of the word to us if we will accept His Spirit into us. God’s wisdom brings to bear against the sinner indictments for sin that demand repentance. To the one who does repent, God promises the spirit or essence of true wisdom linked to divine revelation.
Proverbs 1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
As a person sins they never think of getting caught but just like a bird that flies into a net if a sinner continues in his ways he will eventually get caught. As they continue on they are only setting themselves up for their own destruction. When people are greedy for what other people have this is where the sin begins for them and against their fellowman.You know too many times when we know we have done something wrong, number one we do not usually think of it as a sin, and number two do not consider who this wrong might have affected. Most of the time the consequences of sin affects more people than we think and not just ourselves. It is hard to live each day and not sin in some way that is why we need to stay focused on God in everything we do and always be ready to ask for forgiveness from God and whoever we might offend.
Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
This scripture is one that really applies to us all in that we all make the choices in our lives that affects how we spend our life. The sinner mentioned here is the one who has hardened their heat to point that they only know how to entice people to stray from
God. The force of peer pressure is often the most enticing way to get people to sin. These scriptures seems to focus on murder but it is really about the “little” sins that get us started. These sins can if we continue to listen to those that try to lead us astray cause us to get caught up in almost anything to the point of murder. They will entice to the to show how great the rewards can be, that all can share in the bounty. Then verse 15 tells us to avoid sin at the onset, do all you can to never take that first temptation. Because in verse 16 it shows us again they are only there to keep us from having what has been promised by God, Eternal life in heaven with Him.
Proverbs 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
These verses help us to see that the best instruction anyone can get is from a loving father and mother. These two people , and it should be a man and a woman, only want the best for their children and if they are following the Lord they will give only the best instructions. Most of what parents try to teach their kids is to help them not make the same mistakes. If children listen the parents instruction they will have a lot less headaches to deal with. The greatest gift a parent can give to a child is the gift of good moral teaching, this grace above, I believe, is just that. These parents have set high moral standards and passed them on to their children. The chains about thy neck: are talking about a thing of beauty in one’s life. This helps to see that parents only want to give the best to their children.
Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
When we are young we do not like to listen to older people but as we grow older we learn if we listen more and talk less then we learn more. The more we listen we tend to listen to people with wise counsel rather than just anybody. The best way to learn also is to listen to someone who has experienced what you trying to learn about. Jesus said that now we look through a dark glass. We cannot understand the secrets of proverbs and parables now. We understand them to the extent that the Holy Spirit reveals them to us. Even the disciples had Jesus interpret his parables. The Holy Spirit, working as a teacher, helps us interpret the hidden meanings. Proverbs seeks to sharpen the mind to things that need reflection and interpretation. Verse 7, this verse we all have heard more than once so there is very little left to say about this statement. We know the fear of anything other than God is lack of faith. This type of fear of God will cause reverent worship of him. When we fear the Lord it means we submit ourselves to Him.This fear is a healthy fear. And even though it states the beginning of knowledge does not mean we stop fearing as we get older because it is a continuing process to obtain wisdom. Those who do not fear the Lord need to be careful even though they may be a knowledgeable person if they do not have the wisdom of the Lord they will fail.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
