Proverbs 2:1-6 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,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 comes knowledge and understanding;
SOAP – Proverbs 2:6
Obtaining the wisdom of God requires diligence and the willingness to seek after it. Believers should be willing to listen for wisdom, to have an open heart to receive, and to pray and ask for spiritual discernment. Knowing God and His Word requires time and energy, but He is worth it. Those who encounter Jesus in the Bible discover His deep love and steadfast commitment.
What is your plan for increasing your spiritual knowledge? What changes in your attitude and behavior are necessary to continue diligently seeking after God? When believers eagerly seek God’s wisdom through hearing God’s Word, meditation through bible study, and prayer, we can be sure to find it.
Father God, I thank You for revealing Yourself through Your Word. Help me to rely on the Bible as my sole source of wisdom. I thank You for Your Word that answers my deepest needs and brings self-understanding. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
