January 19, 2024 – Don’t Jump Without a Chute

Don’t Jump Without a Chute
January 19, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 2:1, 2 & 5
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;… Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        In our study during the past couple of weeks, we have seen in verse seven of chapter one “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge.” This is the key verse of this book. Ok, you might ask then, just how do I find or obtain this fear of the Lord? That would be a valid question since God said this is what you need to obtain knowledge.

      It would also be somewhat cruel if God told us what we needed to do but then gave us no instruction on how to do it. It might be likened to me telling you that skydiving is fun but forgetting to explain about the parachute. After you jumped from the plane, you would have a right to think that I was not telling the truth about how much fun this was. The closer you came to the ground, the less you would find skydiving to be fun.   

 

     Our life is much the same. The closer we come to the end of life, the more we realize just how much we really need all the details to completely enjoy it. God says in Proverbs Chapter Two exactly how to find the fear of the Lord.

 

      First, He says LISTEN! “Receive the word” and “incline thine ear” refers to learning. Listen to what God says. Learn as much as you can about who He is and what He desires.

      Second, He says REMEMBER! Don’t just read the word, hide it in your memory. You will need this information later.

      Thirdly, He says ACT UPON IT! Don’t just sit there with a head full of knowledge; do something with it. If you do, you will understand who God is, what He knows, and how He wants you to live.     

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Knowing about a parachute and jumping without it would make no sense. In fact, you would have to agree that would be unwise. Knowing about God and not using His wisdom to help in life—well, I think you get the picture. Let’s be as wise as God allows us to be.

What have you learned and done today
that will help you
in your life tomorrow?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: JANUARY 19, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Genesis 36 – Genesis 39     /    Proverbs 2:1 – 2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
    Genesis 40-41     /     Matthew 13:1-35