Proverbs 10: 22-23
In Matthew 6.21, Jesus is teaching about money and possessions. He states, “Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”
If the priority of wealth overrides the premise of doing the next right thing, sorrow is there kicking down the back door.
Proverbs 10.22
The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
As we learn to do the next right thing and walk in obedience, God blesses us. It is directly tied together. His blessing, has no sorrow attached to it. There are no strings attached. No hidden agenda.
With all the sorrow in the world, it’s refreshing to know His blessings are free from this.
Proverbs 10.23
Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
Sin is natural. A fool makes a laughing matter of sin. He is nonchalant and jokes about it. He takes everything wisdom says and laughs at correction.
I’ve done both. Lived like a fool. Now, trying to live sensibly, using the wisdom I’ve gleaned from time. Life is more steady now.
Wisdom is seen. Heard. Lived out. It adds joy and pleasure. The consequences are more tasteful living in wisdom, than those faced in the land of fools.
In the book of James, he gives us permission to ask for wisdom. It is the one thing God will give it generously without finding fault.
Let’s get out of the land of fools and ask for wisdom.