A Good Understanding of What?

The Spirit of the Lord informs us, through King Solomon, “Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard,” Proverbs 13:15.

We have seen that the favour of the Lord God comes to those who have found His wisdom. With the wisdom of God comes the understanding of God. The Wisdom of God declares, “I am understanding,” Proverbs 8:14. The wisdom of God is the understanding of God. Therefore, there’s no demarcation between the two. When you possess the wisdom of God, you also have His understanding.

Good understanding of the ways of life secures favour of others for us. Abigail, was Nabal’s wife and she “was a woman of good understanding” and as a result of her wisdom David refrained from taking the lives of Nabal and all the people of his household, 1 Samuel 25:17. Abigail found favour in the eyes of King David because she was a woman of good understanding. Moreover, let’s not forget that she was also a beautiful woman, 1 Samuel 25:3; therefore, she also found favour in his eyes because of her beauty.

Good Understanding of a Subject – an Expert in a Field of Choice

Any person with good understanding in any area of specialty will find favour if he or she can solve a prevailing problem. Identify a problem and solve it or propose a solution and you will obtain favour with your bosses. That’s what Abigail did and obtained favour with David, consequently she became his second wife, 1 Samuel 25:42, and she gave birth to the wisest man to walk the earth until Christ came, King Solomon.

A good understanding of the Word of God ensures that you “find” the favour of God and man, Proverbs 3:4. However, this is a direct consequence of hearing, receiving, and retaining the Word of God. This connects to the Wisdom of God that you will discover from His Word. Because your heart keeps the Word of God, your lifestyle will reflect it; consequently, it will extend the years of your life, gives you “peace”, good understanding, and favour with God and man, Proverbs 3:1-5.

Good understanding of the Word of God dictates your decorum. It directs you general behavior with others because it guides and focuses your speech, and reflects in all that you do. Good understanding of God’s Word dictates your attitude to others.

The Word focuses your relationship with the Lord God. The Word of God guided David after Samuel anointed him as king of Israel and while King Saul pursued and attempted to murder him. Consequently, because David had a good understanding of the Word of God he refused to retaliate against King Saul. A perfect understanding of the Word of God will channel your life towards God and grant you His favour. Favour in the eyes of the Lord means favour with humanity.

A Good Understanding of the Word of God

If we were ignorant of the Word of God, we wouldn’t know to do His commandments. However, the Lord reveals to us that “a good understanding have all they that do his commandments”, Psalm 111:10. Therefore, it’s imperative that we possess the wisdom of God to do His commandments and to obtain long life and find the favour of God for ourselves.

Wisdom is integral for us to obtain the favour of God. The boy Samuel grew physically and in the knowledge of God. Consequently, his growth in the wisdom of God gave him “favour both with the Lord and also with men,” 1 Samuel 2:26.
The Bible declares a similar situation concerning Jesus Christ. It says, “Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man,” Luke 2:52. Two important events are occurring simultaneously. Jesus is growing spiritually and he is maturing physically. Notice how “wisdom” parallels “favour with God”, therefore an increase in Jesus’ wisdom represents an increase in his “stature” with God, favour.

Christ possesses a good understanding of the word of God by His spirit of wisdom. The wisdom of God is always a key constituent for the favour of God. Seek for the Wisdom of God as you would for buried treasures until you find it and you will obtain the favour of the Lord God. Daily seek for God in His Words, the Bible. If you seek for the Lord, you will find Him, but if you don’t you are without Him. A good understanding of God’s Word brings us into favour with Him, and it also conveys His wisdom, which also results in favour with humanity.

Therefore, we obtain the favour of God when we find His wisdom and when we possess a good understanding of His Word.

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