Proverbs 1:2-4. “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment and equity; to give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.”
RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTION. To my heart God speaks, as a father to his son – To teach to me the value of obedience from the heart. It’s never enough to pretend to myself or anyone, That I am obeying, if I don’t intend to from the start. Reverence for my teacher, my father and my God, Is expected, when my heart, toward each of them, is moved. I learn wisdom from their truth, as I listen to their words; And then apply to my life, all that I have understood.
To my eyes comes from the words, of each of my instructors, Information I will need when decisions I must make.
Discernment from the Proverbs may include some corrections. I will not repeat the wrongs, when their instructions I will take. To look into the future, and carefully plan ahead, To my eyes of understanding of judgment and what’s fair; I need to assimilate and be willing to be led, By those plain teachings that from my instructors I will hear.
In my daily walk of life, from those who’ve gone ahead, I am taught that all I see, is not really all that’s there. I need to always keep alert, paying attention to all that’s said, Remembering all I have learned, and speaking words with care. Deceptive words and people, will simple men surround. Developing an alertness is the only way to walk; The Proverbs that I’ve learned, in my ears will ever sound. The steps in life that I will take, will stop the gossips’ talk.
In my life, a purpose and discretion will play a role. I must establish this great trait, if my life fulfills its reason. A purpose thus should be defined, that’s formed within my soul, That I can stand against the winds in temptation’s stormy season. Disorientation quickly comes, when I look in the wrong direction. The Proverbs that I read, keep me focused on the goal. Far too often I have seen, those I know in a situation, That leaves them wrecked and ruined, on temptation’s awful shoal.
To my mind there needs to be a keenness cultivated, That will easily make decisions, when choices before me lie. Which one is right and which is wrong, when each is plainly stated; Depends on what I’ve learned, when the truth I chose to buy. My mind takes in a multitude of impressions every day, That must be clearly sorted as the Proverbs I apply. A carefully nurtured mind, has a keenness that displays A son learned from his Father – on His wisdom he relies.
“Father in heaven, from this book of sayings and instructions, I learn the value of living a common, ordinary life in an effective way. Give me the needed grace to apply all that I learn from these lines in a common-sense way – today and every day. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”