Cherished

Proverbs 3:5,34-4:6 – He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.

Zechariah 12:10 – “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Application:

• ·         “Cherished” means deeply loved.
• ·         David challenged Solomon to serve God “with wholehearted devotion”.
• ·         To love wisdom is to prosper; to hate wisdom is to “love death”.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV