There is an entire industry devoted to “prepping,” or the storing up of food and provisions in cases of extreme emergency.  But there is something else we need to think about storing up.  And it is something that is mentioned frequently in the Word of God – while “prepping” is not.  Indeed – it would not be an exaggeration to state that “prepping” has become a religion to many people!

Another way to describe storing up – is laying up. 

Proverbs 10:14

 Wise men lay up knowledge: 

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It has been stressed repeatedly throughout these Friday Proverb studies – that the only thing truly worth knowing about – is God’s Word.  It is the foundation and cornerstone of all knowledge and wisdom.  There is nothing – NOTHING – more important to our earthly sojourn – than to “lay up” knowledge of His Book!  If you don’t – you fall into the “but” category of this Proverb-

but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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The fact is – If we posted all the fools featured on television in just one day  – from all the different sources such as news and talk shows – wordpress would probably crash! 

Thinking before speaking is a sign of wisdom.  Laying up knowledge before speaking is another sign of wisdom.  Far too many open their mouths to opine on things they know nothing about.  By prefacing their opinion with an “I think,” they believe they are qualified to hold forth, often having no more understanding of what they are talking about than a child would.  Moreover – they resist any efforts by others to teach them what they do not understand!  That is willfully ignorant!  And my friends – Christians are guilty of this too. . .

Is ignorance an excuse?  Not for believers!  We are told again and again to feed on the Word.  The more we take in the deep things of God – the more we will know when to speak and what to say, and when to hold our tongues.  What should come out of our mouths, is not our thoughts – but His thoughts.  And the only way to know His thoughts – is by laying up the Words in His Book! 

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James 1:19

 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath

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James 1:26

 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

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