Tag Archive for: Proverbs

Holy Reverence

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Read Proverbs 1 today!

I have been studying Proverbs and looking forward to the devotionals that will come out this month.  Honestly, as I study the Proverbs I start to think this is a pretty big task.  It’s almost impossible to do an in-depth study of the entire book in just a month.  The Proverbs are filled with nuggets of truth to apply to our lives.  In fact, there are 500 Proverbs.  That’s a lot to study in a month, so I’ve decided I will share with you the main themes in Proverbs.  I will pull out the things that will help us gain understanding and grow in wisdom before the Lord.

Do you know that the word proverb means “to be like”?  The Proverbs are filled with wisdom on how to be like Christ.  How can we have a godly character that stands the test of time?  Each Proverb dives in a bit deeper on this subject.

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Wisdom Tidbits

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Here is just a small taste of what we are going to find in the Proverbs…

1.  A Further Trust in God’s Work

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

~Proverbs 3:5-6

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Seeking Wisdom

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The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]! And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation]. (Proverbs 4:7, AMP)

The last couple of days we (in Florida), have experienced the wrath of tropical storm Debby.  It has rained and rained and rained, often with no end in sight.  This has made me think, how nice it would be if wisdom could come to me through the rain.  I would love to go outside and drench myself in the wisdom of God.  I would love it, if it just poured down and took little effort on my part to obtain…  But as I study the Scriptures I see that wisdom is sought, it’s something I have to ask for, something I have to go and get!  Here are the Proverbs that lead me to that conclusion!

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Solomon’s Credentials

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Have you ever wanted to sit down with the wisest man who ever lived?  Have you ever just longed to glean from the wisdom of those who have gone before us?  Do you sometimes long for wisdom in new and unknown territories of life?  I know I have!  So with that in mind, let’s sit down for coffee with Solomon.  Let’s take a look at his writings in the Proverbs and glean from the wisdom that God gave him.  I know if any of you are like me, you tend to want to know who someone is before you decide to go have coffee with them.  So let me give you some insight into Solomon’s life.  Let’s take a look at his credentials and find out why we can glean from his wisdom!

Solomon is the author of most of the Proverbs.  He also wrote Psalm 72 and 127, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.  Solomon was the ruler of Israel from 971-931 B.C.  In 1 Kings 3 we find out how Solomon became the wisest man to walk the earth.  It is here we read that God came to Solomon in a dream and asked this question, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you (1 Kings 3:5).”  Solomon’s answer  was this, “So give your servant a discerning heart to go govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong… (1 Kings 3:9).”  God’s answer to this is quite amazing!

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Asking for Wisdom

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If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. (James 1:5, AMP)

I don’t know about you but I know that I’m lacking wisdom.  I know that this verse was written for me.  So I’m going to spend a month asking God to increase my wisdom.  I want to spend the month of August in the Proverbs and find wisdom through God’s Word.  Will you journey with me through the Proverbs?  Will you come with me to find the wisdom in God’s Word?  Will you admit that your lacking wisdom?  Let’s go to God together and seek the wisdom that only He can give.

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