Posted on 08/16/2021 5:05:24 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness” (Proverbs 16:31.”
“The hoary head is a crown of glory,” that’s the testimony of doing right, usually: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:12). If a man did live a long time in the Old Testament Bible land, it was usually a testimony of his personal godliness.
“The hoary head [like the frost] is a crown of glory,” there are crowns that are to be given in the New Testament that will be a testimony to their works, and one of them is a “crown of glory.” It is given to a pastor or a shepherd that has faithfully fed his flock, and not for filthy lucre (I Peter 5:1-4). This crown will be given when the chief shepherd shall appear.
“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness,” there is a condition there.
In the Book of Job, Elihu sat there silently listening as the older men had their say. He figured that if any one knew what was wrong with Job, these three fellows ought to know—they had been around for a long time, and should have acquired a great deal of wisdom in all that time: “And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion” (Job 32:6). Too many young people are too ready to open their mouths and put their 2 cents in, not knowing that there opinion probably isn’t worth that much, but not Elihu. Folks that have been around a while know a good deal more than young people who think they know everything.
Elihu said he was afraid to speak and show them his opinion, “I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom” (vs 7). Well, that wasn’t true in the case of Job and his three friends. They were all wrong about Job and were using the Devil to mistreat and persecute Job. In fact, the young man comes up with the truth in the matter and spots Job’s self-righteousness and self-integrity. “Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God” (vs. 2).
There is a case of a king in the Bible that should have listened to the elders and the hoary heads but didn’t. As a result, the kingdom was split and he lost a good portion of his country. This was Solomon’s son, Rehoboam. Solomon wrote many words of wisdom directed to his son. If this was the son, it fell on the deaf ears of a fool.
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This morning, as I have an emotional heart wrenching challenge, the first verse...God tells me to calm down.
God answers...
No...not My will
Go...this is My will
Woe...stand still for now
This morning is “woe”
“To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.”
...so I wait on Him
Thank you for these pings to His living and active Word =o)
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People often miss the fact that God ALWAYS answers our prayers, and just as you show - it is either “Yes”, “No”, or “Wait.”
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalms 27:14).
Some ask, “How do I wait on the Lord?” Just like a waiter, you serve Him faithfully and when the time is fully come - the divine directions are given.
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