Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:13 (NLT)
It’s useless having or possessing something you can’t open or operate. So having the key and using it to unlock what’s locked is what takes you from possessing to using and enjoying. This applies also to life. There’s a key to opening up, functioning in, and enjoying life.
Taking hold of and guarding instructions is the key to walking in all that life has to offer. Just as every designer, and manufacturer gives instructions for the proper running and maintenance of his product. God who is the origin and designer of life has given instructions for the best way to live. When we hold and guard the Lord’s instructions, life opens up and fully functions for us.
For example, when Scripture instructs us to obey our parents so it may go well with us and so we may live long [Ephesians 6:1-3], the wisdom in that is our parents have been around longer, they’ve learnt what works and what doesn’t, so we can learn from them without first experiencing the consequences of going down the wrong route. We can take hold of and guard our life by taking hold of and guarding instructions. The Bible, Scriptures, or the Word of God, it’s all about instructions from God the source and designer of life telling us how to live to the fullest. Take hold of what God says, guard it and you will live.