Don’t Just Read It, Apply It

Wisdom for Today

My son, if you receive my Words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and APPLY your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry our for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:1-5


They say knowledge is power, but did you know this statement is not true. The application of knowledge is power. You can have all the knowledge in the world and never apply it to your life, it will profit you nothing. Reading the Word of God is the same. If all I do is read, read, read and never apply it to my life, it profits me nothing.


In the book of Acts, I read how the Holy Spirit has come to reveal Truth, but if I never apply the Truth to my life, it profits me nothing. In the book of Romans, I read how we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and how we should live and behave, but if I never apply it to my life, it profits me nothing. In 1st Corinthians, there are many wonderful things in this book. What stands out the most is love. If I never apply love, in my walk, my talk and my actions, it will profit me nothing. In the book of Galatians, I read how I am to walk in the Spirit so I won’t fulfill the lust of my flesh, once again if I do not apply this to my life, I profit nothing. In the book of Ephesians, it mentions how a husband is to love his wife like Christ loves the church. He knows what the Word says but never applies it to his marriage, his wife will never benefit from this sacrificial love. In the book of Philippians, things which I have learned, received, heard and seen, I am to do and the peace of God will be with me. Well, if I don’t apply this knowledge of what I have learned, what I received, what I heard and seen, it will profit me nothing.


Back to what I was saying, if I have all this knowledge and never apply what I know, it will profit me nothing. You must read it and apply it, in order to profit from it.




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