"Hear instruction and be wise, and do not disdain it.
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors."
Proverbs 8:33-34 (NKJV)
For most of us, when we were children and December started, we could hardly wait for Christmas. We awaited the day that we anticipated receiving our presents. As adults, when you are waiting for someone you needed to see, you do everything you can to watch for them while you are waiting. You certainly would not leave the place you were planning to meet them until they arrived, and you would put away every distraction to be sure you heard anything that signaled their arrival.
In the Bible, there are several places it encourages people who have ears to "let them hear". This may seem strange since normally people have ears. But that is similar to what we see in Proverbs 8 about wisdom, and how we need to listen, watch, and wait for wisdom. Everyone needs wisdom and there are times we need more wisdom than at other times. The question is, are we actively listening, watching, and waiting for wisdom? Are we listening, watching, and waiting for wisdom as much as we do for other things?
God's wisdom is available to us in His Word and through the leading of the Holy Spirit. But are we actively searching God's Word on a regular basis listening, watching, and waiting to receive the wisdom that God has for us, or do we just look for help in an emergency situation? Are our prayers simply a monologue with God, or is it a time of our talking to Him as well as listening, watching, and waiting for what God has to say to us? We all need to listen, watch, and wait for godly wisdom on a daily basis.
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors."
Proverbs 8:33-34 (NKJV)
For most of us, when we were children and December started, we could hardly wait for Christmas. We awaited the day that we anticipated receiving our presents. As adults, when you are waiting for someone you needed to see, you do everything you can to watch for them while you are waiting. You certainly would not leave the place you were planning to meet them until they arrived, and you would put away every distraction to be sure you heard anything that signaled their arrival.
In the Bible, there are several places it encourages people who have ears to "let them hear". This may seem strange since normally people have ears. But that is similar to what we see in Proverbs 8 about wisdom, and how we need to listen, watch, and wait for wisdom. Everyone needs wisdom and there are times we need more wisdom than at other times. The question is, are we actively listening, watching, and waiting for wisdom? Are we listening, watching, and waiting for wisdom as much as we do for other things?
God's wisdom is available to us in His Word and through the leading of the Holy Spirit. But are we actively searching God's Word on a regular basis listening, watching, and waiting to receive the wisdom that God has for us, or do we just look for help in an emergency situation? Are our prayers simply a monologue with God, or is it a time of our talking to Him as well as listening, watching, and waiting for what God has to say to us? We all need to listen, watch, and wait for godly wisdom on a daily basis.
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