Heed The Words of Your Parents - Proverbs 3:1

The father continues to pass on wisdom to his children. There is no greater responsibility and privilege we have, as parents, than to fulfill this obligation. Children, God, in His infinite wisdom, has given you parents to guide and instruct. In our text, the child is being called to learn and gain wisdom from their father's (their parent,s) mouth. The student of wisdom is called to be attentive to instruction. This is critical to grasp. The wise sit at the feet of Christ to learn (and one of the means Christ utilizes is parents) wisdom. The proverbial fool never learns and refuses the instructions of godly parents.

Solomon gives his exhortation in both the negative and positive - do not forget my teaching (negative), and let your heart keep my commandment (positive). How do we protect ourselves from forgetting? We meditate upon the instructions and put into practice the teachings until they become an extension of who we are. We must remember the instructions of our parents, so that they can be put to use when needed. We need to fix God's law, and His commandments, as our rule, by which we will in everything be ruled. This is what it means to be - Christ-like - and what it means to submit to His lordship.