Wisdom is God's WILL for our lives

Let your life be led by the wisdom of God.
Do not be like the weeds of the fields,
swayed and tossed around by the winds of change.

The title that is given to Chapter 2 of Proverbs in most Bibles would say - "Moral Benefits of Wisdom". Having read through the chapter, I feel it is is more appropriately written as "Understanding God's will for you to live in wisdom."

I am reminded once again , that when God says in verse 1, "My son, if you accept my words, and store up my commands within you" .... then verse 5, "then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God." , He wasn't using the word, "if" as conveying a meaning of uncertainty. For example, if there is a traffic jam, I will be late. Or if I the flight is delayed, you will be upgraded to business class.

No, the word 'if' is used to state certain obvious truth and to highlight the consequences of obeying/ disobeying. Take for example, if you are a mother, you will take care and want the best for your children. The fact that you are a mother is not an uncertainty. It is the truth. And it follows that you WILL want the best for your children.

Back to the verses, God WANTS us to accept his words and store up His commands within us. It is not a "if you feel like doing it" but a "DO IT!" Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God (vs 5) . Then you will understand what is right and just and fair (vs 9). For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it (vs 21, 22).

God has spoken very clearly how we must lead our lives as believers. If we choose not to, we choose a life of being cut off from Him. Yet, many times, we tend to be swayed by the values of the world and attempt to match God's standard to it by saying, why is God's standard like that? It seems so unfair. What is wrong with pre-marital sex? We are intending to get married anyway. What is wrong with homosexuality? The people truly love each other. What is wrong with backstabbing my boss? He deserves it. What is wrong with shouting at my mother? She shouted at me first. And the list can go on.

What is our response? The first 2 verses of Proverbs 2 seem to sum it up for us. Accept God's words. Believe them. Be zealous over them. Don't deny them because you cannot understand them. Don't doubt them because the world says otherwise. Embrace them.

Store up my commands within you. Be a person who enthusiastically obeys my commands. Keep them, meditate upon them. Value them.

Is there something in our life that you find difficulty obeying the Lord in? Or a principle that your cell/G12 leader is trying to teach you but you find difficulty obeying? Check your heart today, and obey. It is God's will for you.