A Wise Child Remembers

Proverbs 3:1-7
1 My child, never forget the things I have taught you.
   Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you will live many years,
   and your life will be satisfying.
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
   Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
   Write them deep within your heart.
4 Then you will find favor with both God and people,
   and you will earn a good reputation.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
   do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
   and he will show you which path to take.
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
   Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

What do you do when the threat of evil moves subtly inside?

Proverbs 3:5-7
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
   do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
   and he will show you which path to take.
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
   Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Deuteronomy 8:11-18
11 “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. 12 For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, 13 and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful! 14 Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. 15 Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! 16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good. 17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ 18 Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

Remember that wisdom is worth far more than we might first imagine.

Proverbs 3:13
13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
   the one who gains understanding.

Proverbs 3:15-18
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
   nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
   and riches and honor in her left.
17 She will guide you down delightful paths;
   all her ways are satisfying.
18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
   happy are those who hold her tightly.

Submit to the discipline designed to prevent the drift.

Proverbs 3:11-12
11 My child, don’t reject the LORD's discipline,
   and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the LORD corrects those he loves,
   just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.

"Do this to remember me."