THE BOOK OF PROVERBS: MAY 2020 DEVOTION
An intricate analysis.
Thanks for accepting the call to corporately study and share. We will be doing one chapter a day. I encourage as many as can, to read, study, meditate and share a thought/s from your devotion. May the Lord bless our devotions. Key Verse: Proverbs 1:7 The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.
Proverbs 8
Day 8 .
Fri May 08 2020 23:59:59 GMT+0300 (East Africa Time)
Overview
✳️ Chapters: 36.✳️ Theme: Wisdom Personified!
Wisdom is indeed a person. She was there before the world was being created! She was a co-worker at creation.
Observe: Wisdom is expressed as a feminine. The adulteress in chapter 7 is also a female. Two female symbols are exposed in these wise sayings. One female is for the wise and the other is for the foolish; one leads to life the other leads to death. Selah!
Highlights:
✅ Verses 1-8 Wisdom positions herself in the open to be heard and received! Only a fool will reject that which is valuable, gives life and above all, comes free.
✅ Verses 10-11 No precious metal can be compared in value to wisdom. To receive wisdom, you must lose human scales and weights.
✅ Verse 13 This verse is very critical for the days we are living in. If you fear God, you will definitely hate evil. How do you deal with something that you hate? You shun it completely. We are living in a time when the tag “hate or haters” is being used against those who uphold truth and promote the fear of God. As we speak, Facebook or YouTube are either interrupting live videos or pulling them down if they flag them as castigating homosexuality.
The reason – not meeting community rules.
Community is man and the man of our age has accommodated relativism and the absolute positions of the word of God are now the “intolerable.” To hate evil in our day is deemed as intolerance. Will you stand to hate evil? It begins with obedience in simple ways such as when the spirit tells you not to go to this place, not to engage with this person, not to be late at work, to respect your parents, to stop watching some program or reading some magazine, to get involved in witnessing etc. . .
Whatever God says is not good means it is evil and it is to be hated!
Remember we are not to hate people at all!
✅ Verses 17-21 The benefits of embracing wisdom. She loves those who love her! Her benefits are more precious than silver or gold.
✅ Verses 22-36 Before “Genesis 1”, she was! Before the created life begun she was. If you hate her who was before the foundations of the created, you have chosen death (vs.36).
Selah.
Commentaries
Sau Karani
Hello Family 🙂🙏🏾Prov 8
What has stood out for me in this chapter is that Wisdom is in deed Jesus Christ Himself. Vs.22-31 explains this.
Therefore I can confidently live by His word for He is the Word that was in the beginning. His word is Wisdom and His Word is Life!
Beginning from Verse 1 I see wisdom calls out all the time. In all I do there is a Word in season and out of season. Every situation has a word of wisdom. All I have to do is listen. Pray for discernment.
V. 10 I should chose the word of God instead of what the world gives. When making decision on anything may I the Word of God be the what determines that choice.