seekeroftruth
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Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, 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 for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, 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 for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
IMHO....It's smart to keep my compass set to the wise choice.... God's going to be there.... Now sometimes I do get off course but it's good to know He's there to guard the course so I don't get too far off....
This is from Bible-studys.org.
These first 5 scriptures is like a prayer. In fact, it is what we should all pray. For a person to really be able to live a Godly life, you must first know what God expects. This first sentence says "receive my words". The heart is the place for the commandments and the Word of God to be hidden. If we receive into our being the wisdom of God and apply it to our heart we will do the things that are right in God's sight.
Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
If we would spend even half the time learning the Word of God as we spend searching for worldly wealth, we would find the treasures of God. Knowledge has to be accumulated by learning. 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.
Verses 7-8: Identifies those who are true believers who seek to know, love and obey God and to live righteously. These covenant keepers alone can know wisdom and experience God’s protection.
Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
If we would spend even half the time learning the Word of God as we spend searching for worldly wealth, we would find the treasures of God. Knowledge has to be accumulated by learning. 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.
Verses 7-8: Identifies those who are true believers who seek to know, love and obey God and to live righteously. These covenant keepers alone can know wisdom and experience God’s protection.
My great great great whatever grandfather was a Primitive Baptist preacher.... yep... got it from both sides... that's my mom's side. My dad's brother is a retired Presbyterian preacher and my dad was a deacon. My dad's also the one who introduced me to Jesus. AND my dad's the one who told me to choose a church that fit my "compass". ANYWAY... I don't know if my great great great whatever grandfather would appreciate my posting Bible verses on the internet with my personal notes....
I'd have to explain that posting holds me accountable for reading every day. And everyone knows I have no clue what these verses mean... I'm just an old gray haired woman with an online Bible and some online commentary.... I do pray that I get it right....
Simply put..... If I keep my mind on God.... He won't let me get too lost. Now once in a while my path may cross a path that is really really really wicked.... but if I hang in there... trusting God to shine a light on where He wants me to go.... then I'm ok. Once or twice I've gone off course to pick someone up from that really really wicked path... and give them a hand getting on the lighted path.... but it definitely wasn't something I planned. Funny how things work out when God gets involved.
