Proverbs 19:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.” (Proverbs 19:8 NKJV)

This reminds that getting wisdom is to love ourselves and with a discerning heart we will get hold of the goodness of God and secure our soul for eternity. As we pause to reflect on this passage, it points us to the greatest commandment. When Lord Jesus was tested and asked by the Sadducees: which is the greatest commandment? "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."(Matthew 22:37-40)

"Love your neighbor as yourself" reveals that the ultimate manifestation of loving God - is loving others, which can only be given when we truly love ourselves, knowing that we are the beloved of God. As a song goes to say - "the greatest love of all is to love yourself." It is only by wisdom of God we can know that unless we love ourselves by receiving the love of Jesus, we can't love others. We can't give having nothing to give! Our attitude should be like that of John who affirms Jesus’s love, as he wrote about him “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:20; 13:23; 19:26). We, rightly so, boast of God’s love for us. Nothing can separate us from His love! (Romans 8:37-39)

Heavenly love can be had by being in His word and accepting our Father and Lord Jesus Christ to abide in our hearts, through believing (John 16:27). God, who is love (1 John 4:8), reside in and with us! It is written: “Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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