Proverbs 3:1-2

"My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee." - Proverbs 3:1-2

Think about all the things people seek after. We run after many, many things, and often we trample on God's laws to get them. Here, Solomon was talking to his own son when he said "forget not my law"...which is why "my" is a lower-case "m". Specifically, this verse can apply to the wisdom found in Proverbs. But Solomon's wisdom was given by God, and his law based on the law of God. Shouldn't be stop trampling on God's laws in the pursuit of what we want. When, truly, long life...length of days...peace. All these things are things people seek earnestly after, and they do not find them because they've turned this way and that randomly, with no regard for God, while on the search!

Aside from that, more important point, that following God's way is the only way to what we truly desire...because while living in the Spirit, what we desire should align more and more closely with what He desires, it's interesting to me that "length of days" and "long life" are both mentioned. Either this is for emphasis (mentioning the same thing twice)...or they are two different things. I'm inclined to think the latter, since "peace" is also mentioned, but only once. I know that I want all three of these things...long life, peace, they are self-explanatory. But how many of us have said "There just aren't enough hours in the day"...we could all use some LENGTH of days!

Action for Today: When pursuing your goals, do so God's way and following His laws. If you can't attain your goal without bending (or maybe even breaking) His law...it's time to re-evaluate your goal!