Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage:
Reflective Reading: Read Proverbs 23:12, 23 thoughtfully:
12 Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
Meditation: Reflect on this passage from the Book of Proverbs – the practical guide to living recorded by Solomon. What is God speaking to you through this passage? What is the challenge that Solomon gives to these readers?
Oration: From your reading and prayer, verbalize or write in the space below your response to what God is speaking to you from this passage:
Contemplation: Over the next day, contemplate this passage and what God is saying to you. Think on these topics:
- Did any of your teachers or parents ever say, “You could do better if you just applied yourself?” Have you applied yourself in learning God’s Word, in following His instruction?
- If you got a report card from your Bible Study group, what would it say about your effort?
- Are there things that ‘hinder’ you from learning God’s Word? If so, ask God to remove these ‘hindrances’.
- What actions or attitudes might this passage be directing you to begin?
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