Good Morning! I'm your host Lonnie Wibberding, and you are listening to God Notes. A daily devotional podcast sent out from sunny Southern California.
Today is Sunday, December 31, 2023.
Our text today is from Proverbs chapter 2 as we continue our journey through this Book of wisdom. The message today is very similar from yesterday, but it just may be some things take longer to sink in than others, and we need to hear this again.
Solomon is again emphasizing the point that if we seek wisdom, ask God for it, and put our energies into finding wisdom and knowledge, God will reward us.
Proverbs 2:1-11 says:
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,4 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.7 He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,8 for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
If you seek wisdom, and ask God for it, he will give it to you. That is the promise.
Life brings a lot of questions about which way to turn. But the promise here is you will know which way to turn.
And that's one less thing to worry about.
May God Bless your day. We'll talk again tomorrow.