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Hopewell ARP Midweek Sermon
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Proverbs 2:1–9
1My son, if you receive my words,
And treasure my commands within you,
2So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4
If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORDgives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
Seeking Wisdom, FindingGod
Main idea: we must devote ourselves to receiving
God’s wisdom as His own provision of Himself
Introduction:we must respond to wisdom’s invitation, but howshould we, and what should
we expect?
1. What We Must Do(v1–4)
a. Receive (v1a)/Incline your ear (v2a)
b. Treasure (v1b)/Treasures (v4)
c. Apply your heart (v2b)
d.Pray (v3)
2. What (Whom!) We Find(v5–6)
a.Understanding wisdom is understanding the fear of YHWH (v5a)
b.Finding the knowledge of God, of a Being
c. Wisdom comes not as an achievement but as a gift (v6a)
d. The gift is not merely transactional or operational but personal, “from His mouth” (v6b)
3. What He does (v7–9)
a. Provision (v7a). Abundantly (“store up”) provide effective/successful decisions/actions
(“sound wisdom”)
b.Protection (v7b). He is a shield.
c. Preservation (v8). Keeps us in the right path.(more on this in the rest of the chapter)
d.Preparation (v9). Equipping for every good work.
Conclusion:if, by God’s grace, you attend upon and treasure Him by way of His Word, you will
find that He is attending upon and treasuring you (“His saints,” v8b)!