PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck” (Proverbs 1:9).

When folks attempt to apply the Bible, one of the first rules is that you have to think things through. People really need that class on Common Sense 101! All right, this passage is not about braiding hair. It's not about whether you can wear an earring or a necklace. It is about whether that is your ornamentation versus something else. There are some people that get all gussied up on the outside and on the inside, they are a sewer. Okay? Now, that's not pleasing in the sight of God.

“But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price” (verse 4).

There is something to be said for men having “a broken and a contrite spirit.” And there's a time he's supposed to be brave, and outspoken, in some regards. So, Peter is not necessarily leaving men out of this, but it is primarily addressing wives here. Do you have “a meek and quiet spirit?” Do you have that? Do you ornament the doctrine of God with “a meek and quiet spirit” to your husband, to your children, to the Lord? It counts a lot.

You know what it says about that woman over in Proverbs 5 and seven. She’s loud, she abideth not in her own house, she argues, and complains, and moans, and whines, and carries on. That’s not for you. Build up your home and your family.

“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands” (verse 5).

Did your husband make a decision you didn't like? We’re not talking about jumping off a building or drinking purple Kool-Aid. I'm talking about something he determined would be best for his family, spiritually. Did you fight him?

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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