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God’s truth (wisdom) delivered
According to 2Pt1:3 we have all things we need for life and godliness, and part of the all things is wisdom.
We have the recorded, spirit inspired wisdom before us and the Lord wants us to receive the wisdom for it will instruct us and lead us.
God’s given wisdom by the Spirit has been given, has been preserved and has been directed to be passed down (Deu6:3-9; 2Tim3:14-17)
Teach, write, bind them, so they can be passed down.
Wisdom is to be passed on, passed down.
Wisdom that is taught, written and passed down leads to salvation!
Wisdom is not cheap though, it comes with a cost (Pro23:23)
It takes effort to get it, and yes, time too, and it takes heart, we are to get wisdom and cherish it in our hearts, the price to wisdom is obedience, we are to obey for our own protection.
Notice how this passage flows tonight on how wisdom is displayed.
In this world there are two paths, two roads.
Path of the wicked, darkness (Pro4:14, 19)
Path of righteousness which is light (Lk1:77-79)
So now may we look at our passage, broken down as.
Seek after wisdom (Pro4:1-13)
Avoid temptation and sin (Pro4:14-19)
Guard your life (Pro4:20-27)
Wisdom instructs: So seek it!
Knowing God’s Word (knowledge) is not enough, we need to seek it, and seek it with purpose, to understand and to apply.
Look at the instructions from the father in this section how he addresses embracing wisdom.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Throughout the Proverbs you will see wisdom portrayed as a beautiful woman who invites you to partake of her wonderful banquet, while folly is portrayed as an adulteress or a prostitute who tempts us to poverty and death.
The one you love is the one who will control your life, so embrace wisdom and you will have
Security (Pro4:6)
Honor (Pro4:8) and
Beauty (Pro4:9)
Hindsight is 20/20 isn’t it?
The Father taught the son, and now the son is the father passing on sage wisdom that was passed down from his father.
Remember; when young was taught (Pro4:1-6)
We see Solomon reflecting and imparting, may we learn from this and apply this too.
A good New Testament instruction (Jam1:22)
He gave the instruction, what kind of instruction?
- that was sound! and that it was for a purpose - to gain understanding, with instruction - to hold fast to it, to keep it, and to acquire wisdom and understanding.
We see a warning and an instruction, with a promise (Pro4:5-6)
What is the warning?
(v.5, and in v.6) - do not forget, do not forsake
What is the promise (v.6)? - she will guard you, she will watch over you.
what is the instruction?
(v.5, v.6) acquire wisdom, understanding and love her.
Look again at (v.7) at the wise statement.
It is wise, to acquire wisdom and in all your acquiring, get understanding
So if it is wise to acquire, then look at (v.8-9) and see what it says
Prize wisdom; she will exalt you (Jam4:10; 1Pt5:6)
Humility and exaltation go hand in hand.
Embrace her
By the seeking her, by prizing her, by embracing her we see the results
She will guard you, she will honor you
She will exalt you, she will give you garland of grace
She will present you with crown of beauty!
In (v.10-12) you see again the plea to listen, to apply, and the promise with the importance found in (v.13)
This now leads us to the second point.
Wisdom instructs: Avoid temptation and evil
Purpose of wisdom’s instructions is for application and protection and there is a warning in our next section, and it is good to adhere to warnings that are for our protection.
Do not enter; do not proceed, do not pass (Pro4:14-15)
They conspire, they plan to take others down, they eat and they drink wickedness (Pro4:16-17)
On other other hand the way of the righteous is light (Pro4:18) as compared to darkness of evil (Pro4:19)
We need to take ourselves from the world, but we cannot let the world take us from God.
We need to trust God and listen to His wisdom and apply that.
(add in an illustration of trusting God and not tempting evil)
God wants to prepare us for the path of righteousness, the path of light.
Augustine said this:
“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.”
David said it like this, since always good to use scripture
So when Solomon says, acquire, to seek it is not for the curious; it is for the serious, the one who wants it has to put forth the effort to get it.
God wants to lead, and He leads through His Word and empowered by His Spirit, so you can walk the right path.
So be careful of the wicked path, don’t enter it, avoid it, don’t go near it, meaning don’t have a lifestyle that is there.
God does not direct us into darkness but directs us to be light in the darkness.
So hold on, do not let go.
For God is able to keep us from stumbling
Wisdom instructs: It will guard your life
More instructions but instructions with direction to check yourself.
Check on what you allow into your life.
This is kind of a personal inventory section.
You want wisdom to guard you life?
You need to apply it, so let’s check personal application.
What do I allow my ears to hear? (v.20)
What I allow my ears to hear will ultimately impact my thoughts and my heart, so I need to give attention to what I hear.
Listen and pay attention to wisdom.
We need to be able to discern God’s voice vs. that of the world (Jn10:3-5, 16)
What is in my heart?
(Pro4:23; Lk6:45)
Look at what Jesus had to say about what we allow into our heart
Whatever the heart loves, the ears will hear and the eyes will see the feet will lead you to it.
So we need to guard our heart!
speaking of heart we need to
Avoid a double heart (Pro12:2)
A heart heart (Pro28:14)
A proud heart (Pro21:4)
An unbelieving heart (Heb3:12)
A cold heart (Mt24:12) and unclean heart (Psm51:10)
What is in my mouth?
(Pro4:24; Mt12:33-34; Tit2:8 and Col4:6)
Again you can look at what Jesus said:
What comes out our mouth should be beyond reproach
And it should be seasoned:
Speaking of lips (mouth), Solomon addresses lips several times trying to impart wisdom
Beware of perverse lips (Pro4:24)
Beware of lying lips (Pro12:22)
Beware of flattering lips (Pro20:12)
Beware of deceitful lips (Pro24:28) and undisciplined lips (Pro10:19)
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