Day Two

Proverbs 2:11 (Dissected and Defined):
Discretion (the ability to discern right) shall preserve (defend from injury) thee, understanding shall keep thee:

Daily Devo Paraphrase: Discretion is the ability to discern right. Hebrews 5:14 teaches that in order to gain discernment, you must develop a relationship with Christ that is able to consume strong meat. But, where does this discernment come from?

During the dispensation (time) of the law, man did not have the Holy Spirit living in him. Rather, it was the job of the priest to be the people’s discerner. Ezekiel 44:23 tells us that the priest “...shall cause [the people] to discern...” The word “cause” means to show. It was the job of the priest to show the people what was right and what was wrong. He was the people’s discerner.

If the people yielded to the priest’s discretion, it preserved them; that is to say, it protected them from being hurt in dangerous situations in life. By applying that knowledge, it would keep them or protect them from harm’s way. However, with the shedding of Christ’s blood, we received our very own High Priest. No more do we need a priest to be a “discerner;” but rather, we have the Spirit of our High Priest that is our Discerner!

Hebrews 7:15-16 tells us that, “there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law…, but after the power of an endless life.” That endless life is the Hidden Life of the Spirit that resides within every Christian! He is our Discerner! We don’t need a set of laws or rules from a priest to be protected from evil. Though rules can protect us from harm, it is the Holy Spirit’s discernment that will keep us not only from evil, but from the evil one: our true enemy.

Our Discerner is our Defense from evil. Understanding (applying His Truth) will keep (protect) you. 
With His Defense as your protection, you will be able to progress further and faster in life. For, rather than stopping at every stop sign, you will find yourself progressing carefully at His every yield sign. I don’t know about you, but as I travel life’s journey, I would much rather navigate with yield signs than experiment with stop signs.