He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous (Prov 2:7)
Wisdom: The Consistent Application Of Truth
Prov 4:20-22
20) My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21) Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of
thine heart.
22) For they [are] life unto
those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
INTRODUCTION:
This set of proverbs
reminds us of the importance and benefits of the CONSISTENT application of the
Word ot our lives…
EXPOSITION:
20) My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Solomon
tells his students:
1. to listen very carefully to these proverbs
2.
widen their ears to be sure to catch everything he is teaching.
“Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear,
and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even]
the sure mercies of David.” (Isaiah 55:3)
But
listening and understanding these things is not enough…
21) Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of
thine heart.
Along
with listening and understanding these things must be consistently applied to
their lives. Solomon describes this principle
as:
1. consistently reading and reminding themselves
of these truths,
2. as well as guarding them safely in their hearts
(desires).
It
is only by RETAINING and DESIRING to live according to his teachings that his
students will receive benefits.
“Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in
your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they
may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou
sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them
upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: That your days may be
multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware
unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.” (Deuteronomy 11:18-21)
22) For they [are] life unto
those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Some
of the greatest benefits of the consistent application of God’s Word to our include:
1. they enhance physical existence on earth, while
revealing the way of eternal life and receipt of eternal rewards.
2. they act as medicine to revive those physically
tired, sick and weak; as well as healing
those who are spiritually wounded by the sins and abuses of others.
“Behold, I will bring it
health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance
of peace and truth. …And I will cleanse them
from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon
all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have
transgressed against me.” (Jeremiah 33:6-8)
SUMMARY:
The
thrust of Solomon’s teaching is very simple… pay attention to, learn, and apply
the truth of the Word to our lives so that we might be graced with physical,
spiritual and eternal blessings. These
blessings can only be maximized through the consistent application of the Word
of God.
By
God’s grace, let us all study these proverbs diligently, giving them the value
that they deserve.
May the
Lord bless us as we receive this sound wisdom and then “Think On These Things”.
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