Proverbs 13:1: A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Insight
It is the part of true wisdom to own that the more experienced may save me much by instructing me as a result of what has been learned of a road already trodden, and which to me is all new ground. The self-confident scorner will pass on, indifferent to the words of the wise, to learn for himself by bitter experience of the snares and pitfalls he might have been saved from, had he been humble enough to accept counsel from those competent to teach. 1
Application
God has called the older to invest into the younger. Jesus defined this as discipleship. As Christians, we have been called to make disciples. Are you known as a discipleship maker? What will it take for you to have a new passion towards discipleship? Will you start praying about meeting someone once a week, for the expressed purpose of discipleship? Perhaps God has already prepared their heart to say yes to your invitation.
Motivation
So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. Luke 18:22–23
A boy becomes a man when he listens to a man of God, and receives godly instruction. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, thank you for raising up men and women to minister to boys and girls.
1. Ironside, H. A. (1908). Notes on the Book of Proverbs. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Bros.
