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Daily Devotion: Proverbs 3:1-4

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Proverbs 3:1-4   "My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:  (2)  For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.  (3)  Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:  (4)  So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."

Where do you place things of great importance to you? Most of us have a hiding place for important documents and treasures of life. Early in his life (and possibly toward the end of his life), Solomon held the Word of God to be of utmost importance.  Where did he hide that Word? It seems that he had read at least some of his father's writings. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." (Psalm 119:11) Not only did he hide that Word in his heart, he kept it there, and then he wrote it "upon the table of (his) heart."  In other words, he applied the Word of God to his life.

He bound "them about (his) neck" and he wrote "them upon the table of (his) heart" He used the Word of God as a guide for his life and he is considered to be the wisest man to ever walk the earth, other than Jesus Christ.  They became an ornament around his neck, but they were more than ornamental. The Word of God was used to turn his life for good. I will stop to say just now that there came a time in his life when Solomon forsook the Word of God and followed after idols of the world. That became his downfall. But he was a very successful king as long as he used the Word of God as his guide. How can you and I be successful in life? Read the first chapter of the book of Joshua to see God's standard and His process of success. But I will say just now that true success is closely bound to the Word of God. "So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."

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