Proverbs 4:11-13 Take Fast Hold of Instruction

Proverbs 4:11-13 (KJV)  I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 

The book of Proverbs teaches us the life of godliness. It is a book for all seasons. What is the season in your life today? As God’s children, we seek to walk worthy of the vocation we are called, Christians first, before we are a student, a teacher, a retiree, a nurse, a doctor, an accountant … A father, a son, a daughter…

The theme throughout, the book is on obtaining “a right relationship with God as the basic principle in life.” We need God’s ready wisdom at any time to choose the way of safety and blessing and to avoid the way of danger and cursing.

We said this, admittedly, attempting to live a good Christian life can be frustrating when we are not guided and aided along. We need help. We need instruction. God gives us such instruction and we are just to seek it. Through prayer, God’s Word and aids from messages, it can making living this Christian life easier and more fulfilling.

We all start out with little experience and knowledge. Then we grow in our understanding and experience. And we need to be able to learn that we may grow.

It does so often times by contrast and comparison showing to us the ungodly ways, pointing to us the godly ways and teaching us to choose wisely the way of blessing. Amen.