Proverbs 1:7, 23 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.” & “…Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.”
It is amazing to me how relevant the Bible is to every, single aspect of your life. We are taught from elementary school that learning is good, right? Learn a lot, be successful. But if knowledge is good, and we want knowledge, what really we need to do is just listen to God. Open our ears and hear his instruction! Of course, knowledge includes an extremely wide range of subject matter, and Proverbs mostly refers to wisdom, but think about it…God will help us with all of it if we truly devote our lives to Him.
Proverbs 1:15-16 “My son, do not walk in the path with them, Keep your foot from their path; For their feet run evil, And they make haste to shed blood.”
You when you were little your parents always referred to these apparent “bridge-jumping” friends? The infamous, “Well if you’re friends were to jump off a bridge, would you?” Well, this is God’s interpretation of that statement. Except He is pretty much just skipping the rhetorical question and jumping right to, “You are just plain stupid if you do this.” I mean, it’s written in black and white. “Keep your foot from their parth; for their feet run evil.” I’m not sure how much more clear that can get.
Proverbs 1:24 “Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded.” & 1:33 “But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, with out fear of evil.”
In times of stress, worry, fear, or hurt, all we really have to do is grab the hand that has been reaching out us the entire time. I don’t know about you, but feeling safe is a great feeling. And it is an even better feeling knowing God is the one that is keeping you safe.
So, what exactly do all these verses have in common? Well, I have personally been struggling since I first set foot on this campus. No one will disagree that freshmen year is overwhelming a lot of the time. It’s about finding yourself and figuring out how you want to conduct you life, especially since you finally get to live your life on your own. Reading this chapter was eye-opening simply because it lies out the type of life you should live in a nutshell. Ask God for knowledge and don’t refute it. Don’t give in to the lives and pressure from others. And lean on God for everything and take his out stretched hand.
Well, I mean, I couldn’t have asked for a more simple explanation. Thanks Father.
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