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they are life unto those that find them, |
Proverbs
4:22 is a Bible verse in the Old
Testament
where Solomon is teaching his son the value of words of wisdom, and the
reward
of keeping them.
To
get a bigger picture of
what Solomon is teaching his son, let’s look at Proverbs
4:20-21.
“My
son,
attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.21 Let
them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
(Proverbs
4:20-21)
Solomon
is imploring his son
to listen to him and to continually keep the words of wisdom
in front
of him,
and even tuck them into his heart, because they
are life
unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
(Proverbs 4:22)
Every
loving father wants the absolute best for his sons and daughters, that
they
live a healthy, happy
and fulfilling life, escaping the many pitfalls,
lies and
dangers of the world.
That
is just what God, our
Heavenly Father, wants for us, and He teaches us the importance of
continually
keeping His Word in front of us and tucking it safely into our hearts.
It is
our guide to being protected
from the lies, pitfalls and dangers in
this world.
The Bible is our guide, even our healer, for a healthy self-image and a
healthy
body.
The
promise is plain: His
Word is life and health to our flesh, our bodies. Everyone wants that,
of
course. But the problem is this: do we believe
it?
We
tend to believe
only what
we can see and feel—how we feel in our bodies, what we see in the
mirror,
the balance in our bank account.
But
God calls us to believe
in what we do not see, to believe in what we do not currently feel, to
believe
in His promises (Mark
11:24).
The
enemy,
the devil, has
done his best to steal, kill and destroy and distort everything
beautiful, holy
and true, and we are vulnerable to his attacks because of our lack of
faith
and
ignorance about who we are in Christ.
God
gives us the gift of His wisdom. It's in the Bible. He tells
us exactly who we are in Christ.
Seeking wisdom from God’s Word is the only way to identify the
lies we have
accepted
from our past that deeply affect how we feel today.
We
can choose to receive it
or reject it. Acceptance and pursuit of God’s Word is extremely
rewarding.
Likewise, neglect or rejection of it is extremely costly.
We
can also look at it this
way. Insecurity
about our health is nothing more than
fear. Fear
is a form of sickness, a detriment to our soul. To be well
within, we
must
fight fear
with faith—a firm belief in the truth. Faith in the truth is
the
antidote to that “fear” sickness.
We
must saturate our minds with the Word of God.
Repeat scripture and
mantras of
truth to yourself throughout the day. Tuck it into your heart and hang
on to
it. As we practice believing the truth, we grow more confident
in the truth. We can feel well,
inside and
out. Just as
Jesus said, “Your faith makes you
well.”
Jesus
came to restore all
that has been lost, everything that the enemy has stolen from us
and our
family (Joel 2:25).
That means health, wealth, talents and gifts of
intellect,
favor and relationships. Jesus is the promise, the opportunity for
complete restoration
of mind, body and soul.
Jesus Christ offers us the complete satisfaction, splendor and prosperity of His covering, His beauty. Receiving His Word as truth into our heart transforms us, inside and out.
We must stop depending upon our sight--and ourselves, and start believing the Truth in our heart. Study the Bible verse of Proverbs 4:22 and all of God’s Word for yourself, and renew your vitality and health in Christ.
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