Proverbs 4:5-23 Priorities

One of the hard lessons of life is that you can’t do everything.  You have to make choices.

Some things are more important than other things, and we would do well to give more attention to them.

Like wisdom.

If you made out your to-do list today, would you have wisdom on it?  If you made out your errand list, would you have ‘get wisdom’ on it?

The Bible says to get wisdom.  Get understanding.  And with all your getting, get understanding.  Proverbs 4:7

Why is this so important?

Because if you prize her, and she will exalt you.   Proverbs 4:8

If you embrace her, she will honor you.  Proverbs 4:8

If you walk in her way, your steps will not be impeded,

and if you run, you will not stumble.  Proverbs 4:12

You must guard her, for she is your life.  Proverbs 4:13   

Your path will be like the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.  Proverbs 4:18

It is life to those who find it and health to all their body, for from it flow the springs of life.  Proverbs 4:22,23

The answer is simple, but it is not easy.  Proverbs 2:3 For if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; 4 If you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; 5  then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

You won’t just wake up one day and have it.  It’s a direction you take in your life.  You will need to spend a lot of time in the Bible, but it’s not just about gaining Bible knowledge.  Learning the Bible just makes hearing from God a lot easier. 

Learning the Bible is like learning a foreign language in a foreign land.  You will now have the tools you will need to get along in this new place.  You will have taken that big first step.

 

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