Proverbs 3:32-35

Day Four

³² for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.
³³ The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
³⁴ Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he gives favor.^[c]
35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but fools get^[d] disgrace.

There are six things that are an abomination to the Lord:

·      Eyes that are arrogant

·      A tongue that lies

·      Hands that murder the innocent

·      A heart that hatches evil plots

·      Feet that race down a wicked path

·      A mouth that lies under oath

·      A troublemaker in the family

To walk with Wisdom seems to be a constant state of checks and balances…”Did I handle that situation the best I could have?” “Could I have offered more grace?” “Did I love them well?” Reading the Word, digesting these precepts and keeping them written on the tablets of our hearts.

To gain control over our eyes, tongue, hands, heart and feet.  I don’t know about you, but I feel overwhelmed at times with how quickly I forget these precepts and how quick my tongue is to speak in anger, how my spirit is prone to complaining- rather than edifying.  This thing we have set out to do, this Holy Obedience is no small task! Do you feel it?  It is a constant battle with the flesh. In this fallen world it is easier to simmer in our fleshy attributes.  Anger, jealousy, control, No one has to stop and take a breath and say,  “I’m just counting to ten here so I can speak in absolute anger, criticism and sarcasm....” No!!  Anger flies out of us, criticism is our nature, white lies make the day easier, complaining is comfortable. 

This thing we are doing is a task most noble.

And at times I just feel like I am failing miserably at it.

But, I think we press on. Our sweet Jesus meets us where we are  and encourages streams of life out of us. 

What does that mean in my day to day? I always have a choice, moment by moment to operate out of God’s economy or the World’s economy.   I have a thousand, million chances each day to get it right.

Thank you God for this handbook of living that we begin to digest and delve into.  Thank you for your eternal patience as we strive to inhabit more of the heavenly realms and less of the flesh. Help us all today to “get it right” more than we get it wrong.