Hello and good morning everyone! Today is a good day. Because: "This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)
This morning I decided to read a Proverb. So...it being the twenty-third of the month, I just picked Proverbs 23. Verses that really stuck out to me:
4 "Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! 5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? 6 For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven."
Okay. So, basically guys, don't worry about your income. If you have enough to get by, and live out of debt, don't overwork yourself. I cannot say that I have overworked myself before...I may have. But I am thankful for this good advice as I now am entering the work field full-time. Later in this Proverb, in verses 12...22-26 the importance of knowledge and wisdom is very clear. So, I do not fear that the Lord will provide as he sees fit as I work normal amounts of time, and pursue knowledge and wisdom rather than exclusively a more secure financial position. I don't think it is wrong to try to improve your job, and earn better income. But not at the cost of more important things I think. I also found more on this in Proverbs 2:1-11. Thanks to the handy-dandy MacArthur study Bible! :)
Verses 7, 8 of Proverbs 2..."He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints."
He is my shield. He guards the paths of justice. So they are safe to walk. :) He preserves my way! Oh how truly great it is to be God's child! He will provide. Even if times seem rough.
I also found verse 9 of Proverbs 23 to be interesting as well. "Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words."
I need to be careful...we need to take care when speaking wisdom. Because a fool will hate it. Despise it. I guess I always thought we should speak the truth and wisdom everywhere we go, to everyone. But I realize I need to take great care when speaking with fools.
Let me know if I am missing a point here guys! I appreciate any comments. :)
I hope you have a great day!
Yep, sounds like you got it. :) Proverbs 23:9: I remind myself of that all the time. Seems like there's a lot of foolish talk going around and speaking wisdom...well, it doesn't seem like those foolish talkers want to hear it...goes in one ear and out the other...or causes arguments. :(
ReplyDeleteYeah, and causing arguments isn't really helping anything...it just brings bitterness out of them...and then they don't have a mind to hear what you have to say anymore. :/
ReplyDeleteOMG SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO so true I love your blog its all the truth its amazingly good and I love how you do Bible verses it really makes you want to go read more out of the bible to see what you missed or what you purposely skipped over thinking it was nothing but this reminder is great I will have to read more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHm. Whenever I read Proverbs - the simplicity of it makes SO much sense that I feel like face-palming for hours. I know the Bible talks about the "foolishness" of God...but I must say...even non-Christians who read Proverbs probably can take a lot to heart. . .
ReplyDeleteAt any rate. I certainly could read Proverbs more often. :) Thanks for sharing!
I love reading from proverbs; I learn something new every time :) The verses you've "highlighted" here are especially good!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, MacArthur is SO helpful!!
Hannah P
Lol my dad always wakes us up by saying (this is the day the lord has made and you will rejoice in it) yup gotta love Psalm and Proverbs
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