New Testament Reading Plan: Revelations 13-15
SCRIPTURE READING
Proverbs 2:1-2, 5 (NIV); My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding…then you will understand the
fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Wisdom, knowledge and the fear of the Lord are all closely related. In our quest to discover the
truth about grace last month, we touched upon the fear of the Lord. We will never be able to wholly
follow God unless we uphold Him in reverence and awe. The proverbs of Solomon instruct us to
tune our ears to wisdom and apply it to our hearts. Then we will understand the fear of the Lord
and the knowledge of God will be given to the upright. The scripture does not promise just any
knowledge to the one who fears the Lord, but the knowledge of God.
As human beings made in the image of an all-wise and all-knowing Creator, we are born with the
abilities to learn and understand. We acquire knowledge of all kinds; however this base knowledge
does not compare to the knowledge of God – an impartation of knowledge and understanding from
the One who created and sustains all things! Wisdom is given readily to all who desire it, primarily
through the word of God. As we heed this wisdom and seek to understand it, treasuring it in our
hearts, we will grow to fear this awe-inspiring Saviour God and He will reveal to us some of the
very mysteries of His great and awesome mind!
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. How have you been growing in the fear of the Lord? How is the fear of the Lord evident in
your life?
2. Have you been trying to get God’s knowledge without giving Him the reverence and awe He
deserves? Or how have you sought to use your own knowledge without seeking the Lord?
Confess any instances that come to mind.
3. Ask God to show you an area where He wants you to seek His knowledge instead of your
own, and spend some time listening to His wisdom.
