This Proverb says, “Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father and give attention that you may gain understanding; for I will give you sound teaching. Do not abandon my instruction. When I was a son to my father, tender and the only son in the sight of my mother, then he taught me and said to me; “let your heart hold fast my words. Keep my commandments and live. Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her (wisdom) and she will guard you. Love her and she will watch over you.””
King Solomon spoke these words to his sons. However, these words are equally applicable as God’s words for us. God says to us, “Let your heart hold fast to My words. Keep my commandments and live.” if we keep God’s commandments and live according to His Word, we will truly live. We will have a good quality of life and will be spiritually alive.
If we live and abide by God’s words we will believe in Jesus, who is Life and the only way to Heaven. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” Jesus is the Life.
We will be spiritually alive when we believe in Jesus. Without Jesus we will be spiritually dead. When we physically die, we must be spiritually alive if we want to go to Heaven. Otherwise we will spend eternity in Hell.
