Gift and Task

Proverbs 2:1-5

1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

This message turns personal, from a father to son. Whether it was directly written by Solomon or simply compiled by him, it's clear these words were originally meant for those learning directly from the author. We are offered wisdom, but we must listen attentively. It is both a gift and a task. Understanding, combined here as both heart and head knowledge, should be sought after for the treasure that it is. We must first be convinced of it's value before we will seek. Only then can we gain a proper fear of God, to understand God, to better understand our role in his world.