Bob
来自 Florida Jul 22, 2022
Listen, Receive, Love & Treasure...Find!
Wisdom spoke at the end of chapter 1, now the father speaks again to the son!
We see a pattern here for the son: Listen, Receive, Love & Treasure, Find!
Listen: The son is called to listen to his teachers. And he is to listen with FAITH. The objection might be raised, "What if my parents are wrong or sinful?" Voddie reminds us: they are! In fact, all parents fail. We are called to have faith in the God who put our parents in our lives! We teachers/parents must stay grounded in the Word of God to help us guide our students.
Receive: the student needs to accept the teaching given by the Word of God. Four things to avoid here! Legalism and moralism (both are covered extensively by Voddie in the series). We also need to avoid procrastination--the idea of trusting God later...when one is done sowing wild oats. Also, those who understand the doctrine of election must avoid a proclivity of doubting one's motives so much that they give up in despair.
Love/Treasure: understand the Word of God is worth more than any treasure you might desire on earth!
Find: The end result will be a healthy relationship w/your Creator! Finding God is the goal, and that will happen as you pursue Him.
Blessings may come but beware they do not become idols!
Seek ye first the ki