PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow” (Proverbs 15:25).

“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud,” that’s the Devil’s house, he has been proud since the beginning. Haman was proud, God destroyed his house. Ahab was proud, God destroyed his house. God will destroy the house of the proud.

“. . . but he will establish the border of the widow,” the border is the outer edge of the property that the widow owns. God took care of the widow in the Old Testament, and He takes care of the widow in the New Testament. “He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment” (Deuteronomy 10:18).

One widow God took care of in the Old Testament was Naomi, who He took care of by Ruth. He took care of the widow of Zarephath through Elijah. In the New Testament in First Timothy chapter 5 he made provisions for those widows that were widows indeed. They are to be taken care of by the church. If a woman did not fit the qualifications, she was to be cared for by her family.

A true widow is a lady that is past the age of 60 and has no other form of income who is not only a member of the local church, but a faithful member.

“Honour widows that are widows indeed. But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day” (I Timothy 5:3-5).

So, God takes care of the widow, and He establishes the border of the widow—her inheritance.

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so 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! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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