Proverbs Part VI-A Look Inside (Proverbs 3:13-24)

Psalm 139:23-24 is a prayer of David asking God to search him and know his heart and see if there is any wicked way in him.

How often do we let God search our hearts? How often do we take the time to look inside and see what is there that needs to change?

The same question applies when we think about applying wisdom in our lives. We need to look inside and truly see whether we are actively responding to the call of wisdom or continuing to ignore what wisdom has to say.

Verses 13-18 once again show us characteristics of wisdom and the profit that comes from actively responding to wisdom: honor, riches (maybe not money), peace, understanding, and security.

As we move out of chapter 3 and into the rest of Proverbs we will begin to see the nuts and bolts of wisdom; the practical advice Proverbs has to offer us for our lives. Before we can even begin to study this life giving advice we have to ask ourselves if we are ready to receive it. We have to allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and show us where we continue to ignore wisdom in our lives.

I pray that we are all ready to receive the wisdom that is in Proverbs and that we are all ready to apply this wisdom to our lives; a wisdom that, as verses 19-24 tells us, set the foundations of the earth and placed the heavens in the sky: the Word of God.