Proverbs 10:8: The wise in heart will receive commands, but a prating fool will fall.
Insight
The heart is the seat of true wisdom, and a teachable spirit is the best proof of its influence. For whoever knows himself is grateful for further light. As soon as the commands come down from heaven, the well-instructed Christian will accept them, like his father Abraham, as recorded in Hebrews 11:8 “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” But look at the person who professes to be religious but is devoid of this wisdom in his heart. We find him a man of creeds and doctrines but not of prayer. He prefers to ask curious questions rather than listen to simple truths. He is occupied with other people’s business and neglects his own. He wanders from church to church like a chattering fool. 1
Application
The true test of obedience is discovered by your response to His revealed truth. Once you know the right thing to do, how willing are you to do it immediately?
Motivation
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12
Wisdom begins by knowing that He is all-knowing, and I am not. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, thank You for teaching me to trust You, and not my heart, before I know all the facts.
1. Bridges, C. (2001). Proverbs (p. 69). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
