The Lord Gives Wisdom and Understanding (Proverbs 2:6-9)
Daily Proverbs
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.
Daily Bible Study
God speaks to us through the scripture, which is the Bible. His word was given through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to those God chose to record His revelation to us. In addition, God speaks to us through His Holy Spirit who indwells all followers of Christ. This proverb is a promise for those who have placed their faith in God through Christ Jesus our Lord. That by the study and meditation of His word and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can gain wisdom, understand righteousness and love justice. Moreover, if we follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our day to day lives, He will transform our minds and hearts bringing wisdom into our lives. This is because each and every believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit upon their salvation, and it’s the Holy Spirit who helps us to better understand the Bible
Without the Holy Spirit, we cannot truly understand the Bible, why? Because the Holy Spirit illuminates our understanding of scripture in light of Jesus, who He is and what He has done for us. In other words, our salvation and relationship with Jesus is key to understanding the Bible. Jesus himself told us, the “scriptures are those which testify of Me.” The Bible is God’s revelation to mankind, regarding His plan of redemption and His interactions with humanity. The Bible from front cover to back cover, from the Old Testament to the New Testament, testifies and speaks of Jesus. The Holy Spirit begins His process of spiritual growth inside of each of us, beginning with our salvation. This process of spiritual growth is called sanctification, and it’s the process by which God changes us from the inside out. As the Bible says He replaces our heart of stone with a heart of flesh, making us more sensitive to the things of God. In addition, it is the Holy Spirit who illuminates scripture and increases our understanding of God’s word as we read the Bible.