He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous (Prov 2:7)
Wisdom On Display: Wisdom Makes A Godly Parent’s
Heart Glad: Proverbs 10:1
1) The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a
foolish son [is] the heaviness of his
mother.
INTRODUCTION:
In Proverbs chapter
10, we will be seeing a variety of ways that wisdom is displayed in the lives
of God’s people.
In our first
proverb, we will be looking at a parent’s great joy when they see their children
are living lives based upon the wise counsels of God…
EXPOSITION:
1) The proverbs of Solomon.
The
chapter begins by reminding us that Solomon (“peaceful”) is the man used by God
to pen His proverbs for our edification.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
Wisdom
displayed in the life of a child affects the life of the parent…
1.
An offspring that applies God’s Word to their life brightens their parent’s life
bringing them great joy.
2.
However, a child that shows he is a fool, unable to discern the importance and
benefits of the things of God, causes the heart of their parents to be
afflicted with loss and great grief.
Please
notice that this proverb not only emphasizes for us the need to apply wisdom to
our life practices, but it also reminds us of the parent’s great desire for the
spiritual well-being of their children. Although
a parent’s first desire should be to see their children as faithful servants of
Christ, unfortunately there are times this is not the case. Some parents are more concerned about the physical
and material things, that this world has to offer. How often do parents
discourage a child’s desire to submit to a specific call of the Lord, because that
call may require sacrifice. Sacrifice on the part of the child or sacrifice on
the part of the parent….
“I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:1-2)
Parents,
who should have great joy in seeing their children in submission to God’s call,
are saddened at the thought of their children having to sacrifice the material,
physical possessions and experiences this world may have to offer. The child is willing to place Christ first
and make these great sacrifices, but for many parents it is painful to watch
them “miss out” on the things of the world….
“And if children, then
heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him],
that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to
be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:17-18)
The
parents may be called upon to sacrifice time spent with their children or
grandchildren. They may have to sell the
family business to a stranger, because their child cannot manage the business. They may have to stand by and see thousands
of dollars wasted that had been paid for their child’s education, when the
child turns their back on their worldly profession to fulfill the
responsibilities God has given to them.
The list of possibilities is endless.
“Then Peter began to say
unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and
said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren,
or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake,
and the gospel's, But he shall receive an
hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers,
and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal
life. But many [that are] first
shall be last; and the last first.” (Mark 10:28-31)
In
spite of all of this, any wise parent will take great joy in seeing their children
making the Word and will of God the first priority in their life. Their joy will not be based upon the fleeting
offerings of this world, but on a firm, spiritual foundation knowing that their
child is glorifying God in their life, being used of the Lord to meet the needs
of others and reaping eternal spiritual blessings…
“But what things were gain
to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not
having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through
the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and
the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made
conformable unto his death; If by any means I might
attain unto the resurrection of the dead.” (Philippians 3:7-11)
SUMMARY:
May
we all seek to live wise lives of service for Christ. In doing so, we will be spiritually
benefiting ourselves and glorifying our Lord while helping others in need.
If
we have been blessed with Godly parents who understand the importance of
putting the things of God first in our lives, let us all be thankful to the
Lord for the wonderful parents He has given to us. For those whose parents have
yet to come to an understanding of the importance of the things of God, let us
be in prayer, seeking the Lord grace and the ability to set the proper example for
them in our lives.
By
God’s grace, let us all study these proverbs diligently, giving them the value
that they deserve.
May the
Lord bless us as we receive this sound wisdom and then “Think On These Things”.
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