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Daily Devotion: Proverbs 4:5-8

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Proverbs 4:5-8   "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.  (6)  Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.  (7)  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.  (8)  Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."

"Get wisdom, Get understanding"  "Forsake her (wisdom) not"   "Exalt her"

Again, I do not want to talk down to anyone, but as a reminder - "Get, Forsake not, and Exalt" are all action words that we are to pursue in our lives. We are not born with either understanding or wisdom. It is an acquired attribute that takes a lifetime.  Understanding is the ability to separate right from wrong, good from evil, light from darkness. Wisdom is the ability to use that learning to accomplish the good things in life that are always before us. Solomon tells us that if we will get wisdom and understanding and do not forsake her (wisdom and understanding), then "she shall keep thee."  The word, "keep", carries the meaning of guarding us and promoting us, or lifting us up. We saw last week that Christ Jesus is our wisdom and He is the source of all understanding. So, how do we get wisdom and how do we exalt wisdom? Why is it important that we do not forsake her?  Solomon told us to "acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:6)  Jesus explained it in these words, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."  (Matthew 7:7)  It is a certainty that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. He is the way of all understanding and wisdom. If we will acknowledge our need for Him and ask for His guidance and direction, He promised that we would receive.

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