Day 50 - 90 Days in Proverbs - Insight
Proverbs 9:10 [ESV] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The English word “insight” means deep understanding of a person or thing, or the ability/capacity to gain accurate and deep or intuitive understanding. Insight, to me, is like the ultimate “ah ha” moment. The point when you really “get” man’s purpose and destiny. Proverbs 9:10 tells us that knowing God is how we get to that insight.
I believe we also meant to gain further insight into the Father Himself. Without wisdom, we never really “get” God. We won’t progress to the point of real insight into His character. We might know of God, might believe He exists the way the devils do – as we find in James 2:19.
But, just believing that God exists is not enough. Even knowing a little bit about God is not enough. He wants us to gain insight into His character. Job learned that lesson through his severe trial. In the end he had this conclusion: Job 42:5-6 [ESV] 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; 6 therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Job knew God before, but his trial gave him more insight into who and what God really is. It takes time and effort to really understand God because He is so different from you and me.
Isaiah 55:8-9 [ESV] 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
God’s ways are not natural to us. We are human and finite. We are pulled to sin by human nature, the lure of the world’s “goodies” and the temptations of Satan. Our calling is to come to know God, to gain real insight into His thoughts and character, so that we can become like Him.
The way to real insight into our Heavenly Father is a path that our study of Proverbs has already outlined for us. We begin by fearing Him and that leads the way to gaining wisdom. We seek wisdom – God’s wisdom – and make it our constant companion by spending time with God – studying His word (the Bible) and holding conversations in prayer. We gain insight into God through the experiences of life where we apply His law of love and see the results of doing so. We also gain insight into God through enduring trials.
Even with all that, we cannot fully know God in this life because we are mere mortals. However, through prayer and study and application, we come to know Him better every day. In this life, we do what we can and we look forward to the time when we will see Him clearly.
1 Corinthians 13:12 [KJV] For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
The more I come to know the Father, the more I love Him. My destiny (and yours) is to know Him as intimately as He knows us. If you love what you already know about Abba now, you’re in for a treat when the time prophesied in 1 Corinthians 13:12 is fulfilled. I’m looking forward to that day.
Prayer — Father God, Please help me to know You better. Please give me more insight into Your ways, Your thoughts, Your love, Your laws, Your mercy. The more I know about You the more I love You. The more I know about You, the more like You I can become. I want to become like You. Please continue to reveal Yourself to me more and more each day. In the holy name of Jesus I ask it. Amen.
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