"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck." Prov. 1:7-9
It's interesting that the importance of having a "fear of the Lord," or a reverence for Him is mentioned in both the first & last chapters of Proverbs, almost as if to say, "every bit of wisdom enclosed in this book is dependent first & lastly on whether or not we have a fear & a deep respect for God."
In this culture of information overload that we live in, the quest for more knowledge & education is highly sought after. That's what we want for our own kids, right? Good schools, good education, good grades - as parents, that is what we so often seek after on behalf of our children!
But it seems that the "knowledge" being referred to throughout Proverbs has, as it's very foundation, the complete AWE of God's power & the desire to LIVE FOR HIM above all else.
As I walked my little guy into his first grade class this morning, I remembered what so many friends with older children have told me, "Debbie, don't blink, these years will be gone before you know what's happened to them." Those words truly make me "not want to blink." Parents, we don't want to miss it, I know I don't & I'm fairly sure that you don't either. We only have these few precious years to impact our children with the KNOWLEDGE of Christ & impart WISDOM into their little lives. God says in His Word, it will make their lives beautiful! Like a "garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck."
We can't impart that if we're not walking in it ourselves though. The old saying "do as I say not as I do," just doesn't cut it in training our children. Wow, our kids can see through that in a split second! I know, that's very unfortunate at times! (:
Let's ask God for HIS wisdom today...and remember...
"he who began a good work in you, will be faithful to complete it." Phil. 1:6
Thank the Lord, we're not finished yet!
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