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Daily Devotion: Proverbs 6:20-22 (2)

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Proverbs 6:20-22    "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:  (21)  Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. (22) When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee."

I am repeating the verses from yesterday because they deserve more attention. We find Solomon wrote much about the importance of keeping the commandment and instructions of the Father. We have talked about the benefits of observing and seeking to live by the commands of God, but this morning I want to think about the reason for keeping these particular instructions. Back in the early 90's, an individual decided to rewrite the 10 commandments. I can't remember any of them because they were unimportant in the big scheme of life. There is a reason the 10 commandments stand just as strong today as when God wrote them in stone to give to Moses. That reason is because they are God's Words and because of that, they are truth. You can do nothing against the truth.

 Manmade instructions are in a constant state of change, but God's Word is forever. Jesus said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." (Matthew 24:35)  It seems to me that before I am willing to bind God's commands upon my heart and around my neck, I need to come to the place of realizing the importance and the impact of them upon my life. As Paul tells us in Colossians chapter 3, I must set my affection on things above and not on things of this earth.  If I will set my affection (bind them upon my heart) upon things above, then all the things of this life will take on a deeper meaning for me. I need to come to the conclusion that my life is all about God. When that happens, then my life will settle into the proper pattern of His will for me and I will experience greater joy and contentment in life.

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