Proverbs 2:5 (NLT) Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart {inclining and directing your heart and mind} on a life of Understanding.
Tune your ears to: make them open to; get them on the same frequency as - Wisdom. More than just passive listening, this requires recognition of the worldview of not only the speaker, but also the listener, which yields understanding. Our ears are bombarded with the "wisdom" of the world from the media, from the educational system, and from the business press. Their collective worldviews are not God-centric and therefore not on the right frequency - not the right wavelength. However, lest we tune-out the verb beginning today's verse, break it down and discover that it's not a matter of just hearing; rather, it is a matter of choosing to listen. Just as one tunes a car radio, the wise must tune their "radio" to pick up the "station" that provides Wisdom. Where are our dials set?
Copyright © 2006 by P. Griffith Lindell
Monday, October 02, 2006
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