Saturday, August 7, 2010
Proverbs 4:20 - 22
My Son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart form thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart; for they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
There are three key words in these verses that open a door to life and health. The words are: Attend, incline, and keep. Attend, means to focus the attention on an object or an idea. What the LORD is saying to us is to "attend" or focus your attention on the Word of the LORD. The word "incline" means: to raise up, or open up. So the LORD is saying: raise up or open up your ear to the saying in the Word of the LORD. The word "keep" means to possess or make your own. So the LORD is saying: possess and make your own the Word of the LORD. When your eyes, ears and heart are filled with the Word of the LORD and you do not let your eyes wander into strange territory, you will have life and health.
I suggest that we need to ponder these words from Proverbs. When our whole being is fixed on the Word of the LORD, we are not distracted by the lure of things which will make us sick and feeble. The fact that we are focused on GOD means that He will direct our path and lead us into green pastures and beside still waters. He can restore our soul and lead us in the path of righteousness. All good things come from GOD. When we are focused on Him, we are held in the arms of the One who can only love us and give us good gifts.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy path. (Proverbs 3: 5,6)
Proverbs 4:20 - 22
My Son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart form thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart; for they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
There are three key words in these verses that open a door to life and health. The words are: Attend, incline, and keep. Attend, means to focus the attention on an object or an idea. What the LORD is saying to us is to "attend" or focus your attention on the Word of the LORD. The word "incline" means: to raise up, or open up. So the LORD is saying: raise up or open up your ear to the saying in the Word of the LORD. The word "keep" means to possess or make your own. So the LORD is saying: possess and make your own the Word of the LORD. When your eyes, ears and heart are filled with the Word of the LORD and you do not let your eyes wander into strange territory, you will have life and health.
I suggest that we need to ponder these words from Proverbs. When our whole being is fixed on the Word of the LORD, we are not distracted by the lure of things which will make us sick and feeble. The fact that we are focused on GOD means that He will direct our path and lead us into green pastures and beside still waters. He can restore our soul and lead us in the path of righteousness. All good things come from GOD. When we are focused on Him, we are held in the arms of the One who can only love us and give us good gifts.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy path. (Proverbs 3: 5,6)
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