Pay Attention part 3

Our text for today says 

"...ye do well that ye take heed..."

To take heed means to pay attention.  Therefore, you do well that you  pay attention. 

We do well in life by paying attention. 

Paying attention to what ? 

First by paying attention to the written Word of God. God exhorts us repeatedly in the Bible to pay attention to His Word. For example:

Proverbs 4:20  - 22

_My son, GIVE ATTENTION TO  MY WORDS; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they [are] life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh._

One reason why it is very important to pay attention to the Word of God is because anything you give attention to will give you direction.  If you give the Word of God your attention, the Word of God will give you direction 

Proverbs 6:20  - 21

_My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck._

Keep your Father's commandment means walk in the light of God's Word and pay much attention to the Word.  

What is the result of paying attention to the Word of God ?

Proverbs 6:22

_When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And [when] you awake, they will speak with you._

When you pay attention to the Word of God, the Word will lead you, speak to you and keep you. In essence the Word of God gives us direction as we give the Word our attention. 

Reading further in this passage we see that paying attention to the Word of God guarantees us divine direction. 

Proverbs 6:23 

For the commandment [is] a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life.

The Word of God is lamp and light giving us direction. 

If you desire divine direction, paying attention to the Word of God is one of the greatest favour that you can ever do for yourself. 

Shalom