Day Seven: Proverbs Road Trip

Proverbs 7:1-3, “Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes. Remind yourself of them; write them on your heart as if on a tablet.”

Carving into the Tree

Have you ever gone for a walk in a forest only to realize that someone else had been there first? You knew it because they decided to forever leave their imprint on one of God’s trees? I hate it when people do that. Leave the tree alone and care your own limbs!

Today I’m not so much thinking about limbs as I am organs, specifically my heart. Not really my heart that pumps blood, but the “spiritual heart” that lies at the center of all we are. The ancient Hebrews considered the heart the center of their being.

The beginning of Proverbs seven commands us to guard the things we learn from God’ Word as we would our very eyes. We protect our eyes, don’t we? In the same way we should protect the things God teaches us from the thieves that would quickly steal away what we’ve learned. Can you think of the thieves, the things that steal God’s Word from your life and thoughts?

How quickly do you forget Sunday’s sermon or a Bible verse you’ve just read?

There is an remedy for quickly stolen lessons: it’s called memorization. "...write them on your heart as if on a tablet.”

Proverbs 7:3 is telling us to MEMORIZE God’s Word. Committing God’s Word to memory is a powerful tool in your daily battle against the ungodly and harmful effects of this world. I can’t number the times I have been tempted and at just the right moment, a Bible verse floated through my mind. It’s as if I was walking through a dark forest – very much afraid – and then I noticed a verse carved into my heart – forever there.

So, today I’m making a point of carving a new verse onto my heart.

Hey! Ask me Sunday what verse I chose to memorize!