Posted on 10/24/2019 5:21:23 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (Proverbs 24:3-4).
“Through wisdom is an house builded.” This is heavenly wisdom, as opposed to earthly wisdom, which is sensual, according to James. The right understanding is to depart from evil (Job 28:28). The right kind of house is built on wisdom. There are two kinds of houses, according to Matthew 7. The one is built on the rock, and the other is built on sand. The wise man builds his house on a rock through wisdom. He builds on something stable, solid, and eternal. In other words, the solid foundation of the Word of God.
“. . . by understanding it is established,” that’s the results of how you built it. You had a healthy fear of God, so you built the house right, and by understanding it is established.
“And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches,” don’t put anything in it that will destroy it, only put things in it that God will bless. Do you know why people get rid of their TV sets? They begin to realize what that thing really is. So, they begin to get rid of things that they know is harmful and replace them with things that are good for them.
“And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches,” there is nothing good about a television set. That thing is filled with murders, and fornication, and blasphemy. They portray Christians as the biggest clowns in the family and belittle fathers as blithering idiots. Homosexuals comprise about 2% of the population, but you would think they are more than 60% based on the actors. Every vile wicked sin someone can think of is acted out in that box sitting in people’s living rooms.
Let’s read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let’s keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread!
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