Posted on 03/13/2021 10:42:45 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly” (Proverbs 14:24).
“The crown of the wise is their riches,” that is, their reward. They were wise, they lived right, they trusted God, they received the reward. In the Old Testament this is material blessings. Not necessarily true for New Testament believers. The crown of the wise in the New Testament are the riches of salvation. “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him” (Romans 10:12).
A guy that is wise unto salvation is rich unto everlasting life. There is the riches of His grace in Ephesians, and the riches of His glory in Colossians. A Christian may not have two nickels to rub together in this life, but he has riches untold spiritually. We may be beggars, but we are rich.
“. . . but the foolishness of fools is folly,” foolishness. The way they act, the way they think. It doesn’t amount to anything—it doesn’t brink them any real wealth.
MEMORIES
Perhaps you have never thought of the tremendous place memories play in life.
We never actually live in the past or in the future. We are always living in the present. But memories, good or bad, have a way of greatly influencing our present life. And our present actions in turn build memories that will greatly influence our walk in the days to come.
I have seen saintly older people draw joy, peace, contentment and sweet comfort from the wells of memory. And I have seen other elderly people who are in the throes of misery as they look back on memories of greed, lust and intemperance.
Dr. R. A. Forrest, founder of Toccoa Falls College in Georgia, gave a short, beautiful testimony on his eightieth birthday: “Well, as to the past, many happy memories; as to the present, peace and contentment; and as to the future, the best is yet to come!” Thus spoke a true Christian.
Don't you want to part with the foolish, counterfeit philosophy of this dying world and give your life to Jesus Christ?
- William E. Allen
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