Saturday 23 Jan 2021

January 23: Proverbs 4:1-9
 
Key Verse: Proverbs 4:2
I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
 
Devotion:
I do continue to try and learn all I can from God’s Word, and even though I have read through my bible, I continue to learn from those same words. So how do I continue to learn new things if the words do not change? My life changes, and as my life changes, the words take on a new meaning in many cases; not that the mean changes but deepens.
 
I continue to gain wisdom from the words God has made sure we get to hear. God’s word does not change, but our understanding changes as we grow in wisdom and understanding. Just as Jesus did not know everything in the beginning, so we do not know it. But we can learn more and more with every day if we are willing to listen and learn as much as Jesus did!
 
As we go through school, we learn to read and write, then we get further understanding and then, if we are lucky, we continue on to college and university where we can explore more and try to further our own understanding by discovering new things. We must be willing and want to do the same with our Christian understanding too – the more we can learn, the closer we become to how Jesus was able to live.
 
As with any learning, we need to remember things we read and hear. We need to take what we learn and hold it in our hearts because that is where God is trying to reach us – in our hearts. He knows we have to accept these things in our hearts to further deepen our relationship with Him, so He tries to speak to us through our hearts!
 
Points to Ponder:
How much do/did learn from school?
 
How much do you learn from God’s Word?