Proverbs 23:12 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says …

“Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to words of knowledge.” (Proverbs 23:12 NKJV)

This passage is driving in the importance of taking to heart God's Words of life. It is referring to the BIBLE which in essence is the acronym for B-asic I-nstruction B-efore L-eaving E-arth. We bring in God's holy and written Word into our heart by leaning our ears in His Words to acquire knowledge and wisdom. It is vital that this Word of life be delivered aptly into the core of our hearts, as it is in our hearts where the issues of life spring up from. When the heart is not filled with the abundance of the seed of God's Word, the heart of the matter of life will be the matter of the heart. Unwanted and unnecessary results crop up, when the heart is not filled with God's Word. Good or bad, what enters in our ears, gets through our minds to undertake a renewing process and then penetrates our hearts to germinate. Then, it sprouts to manifest in our day-to-day living. Bad seed of word brings forth bad fruit. Good seed of God's Word brings forth good fruit.

Hence, blessed are we as we stay exposed to the Word of knowledge that comes from the mouth of God. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus we shall walk in the way of the Lord. We are not forsaken. As we walk in His grace by faith in Christ Jesus, the Psalmist declares: “Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!” (Psalm 119:1-8 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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