Daily Devotional
Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in the
Bible.
The Wisdom of God
Verses for the Day:
Proverbs 2:1-5(KJV): "My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God."
Thoughts for the Day:
These verses tell us that if we desire to understand
what the "fear of the Lord" means and find out about the things that God knows,
then we must do certain things for this to happen. First of all, the most important
thing, is to receive God's Words and act on them. We must make daily Bible study an
important part of our lives. As we study God's Word, and ask God to give us the
understanding of it, we will find that the words on the pages of the Bible will become
alive to us. Many times, I have been reading along and suddenly it is like the words
simply leap off the page and into my heart. At other times, I have read the same
scripture over and over, and I really didn't understand it, so I would just read past it,
wondering in my heart what it meant. I would pray and ask the Lord to show me what it
meant. Asking God for understanding is what lifting up our voice for understanding
means. At a later time, reading that same scripture, suddenly I would understand.
Many times the Holy spirit would bring to my mind another scripture that would shed
light on the one I was meditating about. Then, I find that just knowing the Word of
God is not enough, I must obey the commandments that are written in it.
In these verses, He says if we seek for His
knowledge like searching for silver or hidden treasures, we will find it. Searching for
treasure requires one to:
Inquire where the treasure might be found
Find a map to help in the search
Get the tools to dig for it
Find the right people to help in the search
And finally: Actually dig for it
I think we can see the spiritual application here.
Also, we must realize when we approach the Bible to read it, this Book cannot be read as a
common novel. It is a Holy Book and it cannot be simply read with the natural eyes,
and studied with intellect alone. We must bring our hearts to God when we read and
study, if we are to gain His knowledge. This book was inspired by the Holy Spirit
and to gain its knowledge and wisdom we must have the Holy Spirit to interpret and
enlighten it to us. We must have spiritual ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to
us. If we seek for this Book's treasures, we shall find gems of truth and un-mined
gold within its pages.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Lord, I come to you in the name of Jesus and thank you for giving me the Bible, your wonderful
book, that is not only full of Your knowledge and wisdom, but is Your love letter to
mankind. All through this book is the plan of redemption. You show us how we, as
mortals, can find a loving God who gave Jesus, His Son to die for us and redeem us from
our sin and destruction. I am thankful that my name is written in the Book of Life.
Lord, help me today to be a caring and loving person that reaches out to share the
Bible's message with others. Give me understanding as I read the Bible, but most of all,
give me the grace to obey the things that you have revealed to me in your Word. Amen.
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