PROFITING FROM PROVERBS – 4/8/2021

King James Bible | 4/8/2021 | pilgrimsprogress

[Pilgrim's Progress]

“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it” (Proverbs 8:10-11).

[Pilgrim's Progress]

“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it” (Proverbs 8:10-11).

“They are all plain to him that understandeth,” and therefore Paul said in second Corinthians 3, that “We use great plainness of speech.” There is no need to be obscure. You don't want to be unclear, right?

“They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”

If you ever saw a verse that pits the two adversaries against one another, there it is. “My instruction” versus “silver”; “my knowledge rather than choice gold.” He said, “received my instruction and received my knowledge, rather than silver and choice gold,” okay?

When you preach that in America, people gasp and get pretty upset, because we're covetous. We are idolaters, and money is everything. After all, the more money I have the more I can give to God! And that's supposed to justify it all. And God's supposed to say, “Oh yeah! Yeah right! So you can give Me a lot of money! Yeah!”

“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold,” folks, the time you invest in your Bible in the morning, and in prayer; and the time that you invest in your church and trying to affect the lives of young people, and people in nursing homes. The time that you spend on investing in those things is that you're going to get the riches stored up in glory. Money is not going to be the issue. It's not going to compare. It's not going to matter.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

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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[mythenjoseph]

God will provide all that is needed....I am of the opinion that some miss the deep beauty of his perfectly detailed world in which we reside while seeking contentment in material goods which never does garner the true peace that Gods love does. Thank you God for loving us sinners and carrying us all. Great to see your posts Pilgrim!