Proverbs 2:4–5: If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Insight
You cannot learn the Word of God by getting in a pious frame of mind and then reading a few verses of Scripture. The way to get it is to lay it up, to incline your ear, to apply your heart, to cry after it, to lift up your voice, to seek it as silver, to search for it as if it were a hidden treasure. When you go at it like that, you will learn something. You will understand what is “the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.” 1
Application
Just think of how rich in faith we would be if we searched the Scriptures the way we search the internet. We can spend hours looking for a good deal on our next purchase, but seldom is the same effort put forth to study the Word of God. We forfeit our own responsibility to search the Scriptures, then put all our expectations on a Sunday message to make up the difference for our biblical truancy. The net results is an unsatisfied soul, an unsatisfied marriage, an unsatisfied job, and an unsatisfied life as a follower of Jesus. There will be no understanding, if there is no seeking and searching like there was a million dollars buried in your backyard. It is your choice. There is no acceptable excuse for failing to study the Word of God.
Motivation
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Matthew 13:44
When we dig into His Word, His Word digs into us. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, forgive me for failing to be a miner who wants You to be my treasure.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
