INCLINE YOUR HEART TO DISCERNMENT

"Jehovah himself gives wisdom; out of his mouth there are knowledge and discernment. " - PROVERBS 2:6.


JEHOVAH is our Grand Instructor.  (Isaiah 30:20, 21) But what must we do to benefit from  "the very knowledge of God" revealed in his Word?  In part,  we must 'incline our heart to discernment' - have a heartfelt desire to acquire and display this quality.  For this, we must look to God, for the wise man said: "Jehovah himself gives wisdom; out of his mouth there are knowledge and discernment." (Proverbs 2:1-6) What are knowledge, wisdom and discernment?

Knowledge is familiarity with facts acquired by experience, observation, or study. Wisdom is the ability to put knowledge to work. (Matthew 11:19) King Solomon displayed wisdom when two women claimed the same child and he used his knowledge of a mother's devotion to her offspring to settle the dispute.  (1 Kings 3:16-28)  Discernment  is "acuteness"  of judgment."  It is "the power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another."  (Webster's Universal Dictionary) If we incline our heart to discernment, Jehovah will give it to us through his Son.  (2 Timothy 2:1, 7)  But how can  discernment affect various aspects of life?

Next time: INCLINE YOUR HEART TO DISCERNMENT - Discernment and Our Speech

The Watchtower, 1997