Focus Verses:
1-5: We should apply all our powers to the quest for wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
6: "For the Lord gives wisdom and understanding and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding"
9:"Then you will understand righteousness, justice and fair dealing [in every area...]
Explanations/Meditations:
Verses 1-5 of Proverbs 2 highlights just how much we should hunger for and seek the Lord! Verse 5 says if we do we will then "understand the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord and we will find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God"
Verse 6 tells us that wisdom, knowledge and understanding come from God and verse 9 explains that acquiring these aid in our strive for righteousness, and will teach us justice and fair-dealing in every area and relation, helping us to understand every good path!
God is there for us and is willing to teach us, He wants to hold our hand and guide us through all of lifes problems and difficulties... We only need to open our hearts and be willing to learn!
Joyce (in commentary) talks about understanding people. Sometimes God takes us through certain situations in order for us to be more understanding to others going through the same or a similar problem.
Ive recently, by the grace of God, come out of a period of luke-warmness (that in itself is an understatement). I felt completely dead in the spirit and began seeking things of the flesh... Obviously I became miserable and sought so much after God, but it was indeed difficult and having previously been a spirit-filled Christian I just didn't understand why and what I was going through! I began to think it was some kind of spiritual attack but the Lord God Almighty brought me out when the time was up, He gave me a new foundation in Him and helped me to see the reason why I had to experience that wilderness. I know now that when I come across anyone who is low in spirit and zeal (or perhaps back-sliding) I will never be judgmental but lend a helping and understanding hand! :)
I thank God for teaching me this valuable lesson... We are not saved by our works but only by grace people... WE SHOULD ALWAYS CHERISH OUR SALVATION!
God bless
Joy xX
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