Have your parents ever told you to remember what they taught you? Most people would automatically have flashbacks to these words or similar ones. And the minute your parents would say this you remembered those teachings. Why did you remember those teachings? Most of us remember them because they kept us out of trouble.

Proverbs 3:1-12 is an encouraging scripture to us as children of God. This scripture starts out telling us to remember what we were taught. If we remember what we were taught the lessons will lead us to a long, healthy, and prosperous life. The author of the text points out the reward of remembering the teachings of the Lord.

The rest of the text goes on encouraging us the reader. You see ladies and gentlemen when we read and study the word of God we begin to learn his teachings. The teachings of the Lord help us navigate through this thing called life. The teachings of the Lord will allow us to recognize that we are not alone in this life. We learn that God will never leave us nor will he forsake us. The teachings of the Lord are teachings of love and encouragement! So I ask you do you know the teachings of the Lord, to make it through this thing called life?