WISDOM: GIVE
ATTENTION TO THE SCRIPTURES
My son, give
attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. [21] Do not let them
depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; [22] for they are
life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22
The things that seek
our attention today are so enormous that often people get frustrated. In a
particular day, your family, your work, your friends and your church could all
be in high demand of your attention. The newspapers will draw your attention in
the course of the day and so will the advertising world. There is always
something new to attract your curiosity.
In the midst of this
chaos, learn to give your attention to the scriptures. The opening scriptures teach
us how to give our full attention to the unadulterated word of God. It mentions
the ear, the eyes and the heart – the same three body parts that the best advertisers
employ to get our attention to their products. In order to give your attention
to the scriptures, first learn to incline your ear to the word because ‘faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God.’ Secondly, let not the scriptures depart from your eyes
because your eye is the entry point into your soul. Finally, keep the word in
your heart because out of it flow the issues of life.
When you give
undivided attention to the scriptures, your life begins to shine and you are
changed from glory to glory. The Lord begins to take preeminence in your
affairs and your steps are perfected. Sin, sickness, fear and anxiety are not
able to come into your domain again because your world is governed by the word
of God. Acquire this wisdom key: if there is anything that should get your
attention, let it be the scriptures.
Prayer
I thank You Lord
that it is in Your plan that anytime I give my attention to the word, I will
receive life in abundance. I make a choice today to give my attention to the
power in the word, knowing that it able to transform me into Your glory. Be
glorified in me in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reference: Proverbs
3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:18; Romans 10:17
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