Be a Hugger

Proverbs 4:8 (KJV) Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

I had to take a moment to look back to who the “she” was in this verse.  It turns out to be wisdom, and there is a promise about wisdom doing something for us.  However, the promise is dependent upon us doing something.  The word is translated as “embrace” in this spot but there are other places where it uses the word “hug”.  So keep in mind that you are supposed to be hugging wisdom.

Now by nature, I am not a hugger.  I am more comfortable shaking your hand, however, I endure it because I’m in a church that’s full of huggers.  They just can’t seem to help themselves.  That’s the kind of people they are.  So I go along with it and consider it part of my attempt to develop the spiritual gift of helps.  The point is, that’s the way we’re supposed to be with wisdom.  When you see it, reach out and pull it to you.

Another interesting fact here as I looked at the software is that this verb “embrace” is in the imperfect tense.  In the Hebrew that means an ongoing event.  It’s not just a one time thing.  It’s not just a matter of reading through Proverbs once or Psalms on occasion.  It’s a matter of continually reaching out and grabbing wisdom into your clutches.

So?  Read and embrace the truth so that it saturates your being.  That works best when it gets a good hug.