Obey or Decay

In this week's session, we explored the crucial importance of not just reading God's Word, but actively applying it to our lives. Proverbs 22:17-19 states, "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge; for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; let them all be fixed upon your lips, so that your trust may be in the Lord" (NKJV). When we speak the Word over our circumstances, we manifest God's will and learn to trust Him more.

However, wandering from the way of understanding leads us to find solace with the spiritually dead (Proverbs 21:16). Despising the Word, by not giving it the highest priority, leads to destruction, while fearing and obeying God's commandments brings abundant rewards (Proverbs 13:13).

Lastly, Proverbs 23:23 reminds us to "Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding" (NKJV). We must be willing to sacrifice for God's Word and never compromise our faith. By doing so, we grow in wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.