Proverbs 7:1-2 (ESV)
1 My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
2 keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
The son is exhorted to keep the words and the commands of his wise father. Obedience to the father’s instruction is literally a matter of life and death, and if the son follows the wisdom presented to him, he will enjoy an abundant life both now and eternally. The son is to guard the teaching he receives as one guards the pupil of her eye. The pupil is a very delicate and sensitive area of the body. In addition, it allows light to enter the eye. If the pupils aren’t working properly, one is left with nothing but darkness. Just as the pupil must be zealously protected, so must the commands of the Lord. Do you guard your Bible reading time, or do you let the cares of this life keep you from reading the Scripture regularly? Determine to attentively read God’s word, processing your thoughts through its truths today.