Proverbs 7;1-5 (KJV)
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Okay, last night I before the Lord, in prayer, for a spiritual family member. Upon giving my petition to him, he gave me back the Proverb. I read and said to him, "Lord, this appears to be directed specifically at men?"
His answer back, "Do your sisters not need to be told how avoid those men that would carry the same exact ways of operating as the 'strange woman'?" (refer back to the blog post entitled "Why Her?")
With that being said, to my sisters: It is time for you all to stop hiding behind the softness of your emotional weakness and step into this short class being given. It is time for you to admit that Wisdom; your brother has been waiting for you to show up, and your kinsman; Understanding came along too. So, sit down and get ready to be TOLD about those 'strange men' that are causing you all so much emotional pain and confusion.
Good Morning Sisters,
Let's not waste any time. You know who I am, so moving forward. Back before I began my walk with Christ Jesus; to walk correctly, I didn't treat women right. When I say 'not right', I want you to understand that I mean 'all wrong'. I have given the alert to the Sistes in my church that if there is a dude they are dating, and some things just do not add up, "Come ask me about it."
Not that I am the super-duper, be all-end all, relationship expert, but I do know a thing a two about that system by which some men and women employ, within the dating world, that is called 'Game'. As the line in one of Ice Cube's film is spoken, "I know about Game!"
I tell my Sisters, "All of you have that girlfriend. The one that has called you up, crying about the dude they are seeing. And, they tell you how he has gone into her purse and stole money."
I WAS THAT DUDE!!
Then there is, "Girl!!! He grabbed the keys to my car two days ago, and still ain't came back."
I WAS THAT DUDE!!
Still another that cryed, "I cannot believe he would sleep with my own aunt!!"
Yup, I WAS THAT DUDE TOO!! *not that it was the girl's aunt. not that that makes a difference.*
What I try to express, is that there are few incidents that I couldn't assist my Sisters with because I more than likely have committed those same infractions. Thank God for mercy! Oh, and this is not bragging. So, do not think I hold these prior actions as moments of boast. No. These memories, I know, are allowed to remain so that moments like this one right now can happen. I can be the assistant to Wisdom and Understanding. I provide visual aids and what not.
Now to the text. First and foremost, God is saying, through the teacher of the Proverb, that you are to be very mindful of his commandments. He reminds you with the word 'keep' twice, and the word 'bind', and the word 'write'. I like how the teacher says, in verse 1, "lay up my commandments with thee". This is him encouraging you to keep God's commandments with you, as you would a precious stone that you treasure and do not desire to be taken away from you: you hold it tight to your chest when walking, when sleeping, it is right under your head, under your pillow. Admit it Sisters, some of you keep the thought of that man like that. Yeah you do.
Let's move to verse 4, after all this is the meat of this lesson. The teacher of the Proverb, once again, encourages you to say to Wisdom, "Thou art my sister."
Let's remember, this is written with men in mind, but what is so good about God is that he would not have his daughters just 'OUT THERE' having game ran on them. So, God said, in a way, "Son, translate this to your Sisters."
My Sisters, "Daddy wanted me to tell you all to stop playing the fool, acting like you stupid, and come enroll yourself in this class bing taught by Wisdom and Understanding."
Call Wisdom your brother, and Understanding your kinsman.
Now, let's breakdown these words so you can 'breakdown' this game.
*In all seriousness, let's pray. Thank you Jesus. This is territory that has been marked out by the enemy, and for us to be discussing this, is like we have obtained some secret documents that will ENABLE US to gain the VICTORY.
Lord, we come to you at this time seeking better understanding in the way of following you. Yes Lord, we know that this what we are about to be given is for our benefit, and we give thanks Lord. Please protect us Lord. The enemy would have that we continue to walk, ignorant, to this information, but we say THANK YOU LORD that you have made it accessible and given it to us by way of Wisdom and Understanding. So we know that we are receiving correct information that will break the bonds of low self-esteem, sadness of spirit, and defeat. We will, after this lesson, walk as one that sees exactly what the enemy is trying to lay in our path, to block us, through fake smiles and fake kisses of that 'stranger'. Thank you Lord for providing this lesson, on this day. For we know that it is ordained by you, to be beneficial for us; your children. So, we will be ver so careful to give your name all the power, and all the glory, and all the worship. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
All words are in the Hebrew:
Wisdom; chokmah (khok-maw'): wisdom [in good sense]. Its base word is chakam (khaw-kam') and it means to be wise in your thinking, word, and action. Which shows us that this wisdom is skillful in action, truly wise (consider) in thought, and very intelligent in speaking.
We are told to refer to this 'wisdom' as a sibling. In the text wisdom is referred to as our 'sister'. Let us break down that word (to stay true to the teaching of the text), and apply on your side, women, as you would a brother (actual blood sibling). This is good. Hallelujah, Lord.
Sister; achowth (aw-khoth'): it is the irregular, femenine usage of the root word ach (awkh) which means brother. Applied in the widest of sense of the word literally or figuratively. So, do you see that you were already thought of when this was written. This 'sister' is holding the same position as a brother would when it comes to the application of siblinghood. I knew it would be good!!!!
Understanding; biynah (bee-naw'): understanding, as in knowledge; a perfect knowledge, an understanding knowledge, a knowledge full of wisdom. This is reached through its root word biyn (bene) meaning to separate mentally: to distinguish. Like you know when you can clearly put one thing on one side to understand it needs to be separated from something else. Again, this 'understanding' is told to be equated to a kinswoman.
Kinswoman; mowda (mo-dah') or rather moda (mo-daw'): an acquaintance. This word has a base word meaning, yada (yaw-dah'), and it means to know; to probably ascertain by seeing. This acquaintance knows by observing, by recognizing, by remembering all instructions, by attaining to care. This is an acknowledged acquantance; an advisor, an assured one: that bewares, and is certain. And, we are to apply this 'kinswoman' in the place of this understanding.
Sisters, y'all are receiving a class leson that should have you standing in front of whoever that man is, searching out everyone of his words, actions, and deeds. Do you get it? No longer, after this, should you have to walk in a cloud of confusion about a man's, especially this 'strange' man's, actions. Wisdom is your brother, and Understanding is your kinsman. They are standing right along side of you, giving to you all the necessary information so that you can properly evaluate this 'strange' man, and see exactly why you are not to be entangled with him. Especially if you are still dealing with certain horizontal slip-ups. Yes, I am advising you to stay vertical....
It aint rocket science Sister! Most of the time these dudes are easy to spot, but if you are in that place where your weakness (emotional) is showing, you may just need to lean even more on Wisdom and Understanding. But, once you do, and they go to work for you; to bring to you the good report, do not throw the report in the trash only to run under your own judgement. That would be what we men call: FOOLISHNESS.
In closing today's encouragement: the class lecture. LOL. I only ask that you, my Sister, begin to open your eyes and take in the whole landscape of that dude you are entangled with. Really call out to God's wisdom and understanding. They will arrive to sit with you, give to you, and protect your emotional state. I understand that y'all are strong, capable, intelligent, and accomplished. It is just sometimes, in your haste to prove whatever it is that you desire to prove, you end up with the black ink, bold, stamp "FOOL" on your forehead. You know that takes awhile to rub off.
All of this has been presented in compassionate, brotherly, love.
Holla,
Yer Brova Catalyst
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