PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens” (Proverbs 27:24-27).

When things are good, the tendency is to not be so vigilant, not be so diligent because things are good, and we just tend to be very optimistic when things are really good. Things do not always stay good for long. One day my wife was healthy and doing well, and in the space of a few years she suddenly got sick and has gone on to heaven. That entailed a whole new set of circumstances where things were not so good and, in some folks’, lives the loss is so devastating that they totally walk away from their commitments to the Lord. I thank God that He is just as real to me today as He was when my family was together, and that only by His grace.

Well, do you really think the devil is going to let you get by unscathed entirely? I’m not saying there has to be catastrophic disaster; but do you really think there are not going to be challenges? Do you really think there is not going to be depressing times? Do you really think they are not going to be downturns in your health?

“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?”

Well, no, it doesn't. Israel doesn't have a crown today. Nobody's sitting on the king's throne in Israel today. You would not have thought that back in the psalmist’s day. You would not have thought this in Solomon's day, when this was written; but it is been a long, long time since Israel had a king. Well, the crown didn’t endure to every generation.

“The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.”

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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