“When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee.” (Proverbs 2:10-11).
Every spring my granddad plants a garden of tomatoes, squash, butter beans, corn, watermelons and cucumbers. The 1960 blue, Ford tractor emerges like clockwork to be dusted off, tuned up and prepared for another hard season of plowing and cultivating. My granddad is very knowledgeable about the crops he plants, and he toils long and hard to produce an abundant, healthy harvest. Since the principle of labor bearing fruit is so obvious in the natural, then why do we expect anything different in the spiritual? We claim to covet discretion and understanding, yet we aren’t willing to labor in order to produce them. God’s word says that if we want these gifts, we must do two things. First, we must allow wisdom to enter our hearts. How does this occur? By studying the Word of God and planting its truths deep down in our hearts. Second, knowledge must be pleasant unto our soul. We have to truly desire revelation from God and be willing to act on the knowledge He gives us. As we hide God’s Word in our hearts and meditate on His truth, He will cultivate, water, and prune the fruits of discretion and understanding in our lives. Our labor is this: “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15). Men of God, are we willing to labor for spiritual fruit as quickly as we toil for physical fruit? Is God’s Word important enough that we will make time to spend in it?
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