Friday, October 11, 2013

SIH’s Think On These Things: Proverbs 10:8-9


He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous (Prov 2:7)

Wisdom On Display: Wisdom Results In Godly Living and Peace: Proverbs 10:8-9
8) The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9) He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

In this section of Scripture we will see that, when we live wise lives, we will be glorifying to God and obedient to His Word….

EXPOSITION:
8) The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
1.  Those whose desires long for His Word will eagerly accept and fulfill the responsibilities God has given to Him
2.  Those who speak meaninglessly and silly things will be overthrown and disgraced.

In this proverb, the way in which we accept God’s instructions for our lives is in view… A man should be willing to silently receive instruction from the Lord and apply it to his life. For those who quickly speak out of turn, questioning the Lord and His desires for his life, he is headed for a life of embarrassment.

Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.   (James 3:13)

The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.   (Ecclesiastes 10:12)


9) He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
1.  He that lives an honest, faithful lifestyle can be confident that he is hidden from harm
2.  He that lives a twisted, deceitful, perverted lifestyle can be certain that he will be found out and face retribution for his dishonesty

In this proverb, we find the important of “following through” our receipt of God’s instructions with our application of His instructions to our lives….  Once received His instructions bring us peace and security when they are applied to our lives.  Those of us who do not receive His instructions, or do not apply them to our lives, we can only look forward to being brought to shame and reprisal at the hands of the Lord.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;  He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.   (Isaiah 33:15-16)

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.  For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.   (Luke 12:1-2)


SUMMARY:

Wisdom in our life results in the graces of Godly living and peace.

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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