What to Do with the Word

What should we do with God's Word? Proverbs 22:17–21 looks forward to the midweek sermon. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we should attend to God's Word as the means by which He makes us to know Him as everything to us. This passage presents a divine call to intentional, holistic engagement with God's Word, framing the reception of Scripture as a physical, emotional, and spiritual discipline. It instructs believers to incline their ears, apply their hearts, and internalize God's word so deeply that it governs their core—shaping thought, emotion, will, and action. The ultimate purpose is not merely personal transformation but the ability to confidently and truthfully speak God's word to others, rooted in a deep trust in YHWH.