Proverbs 10:3-8
It may be wise to share what the Holman Christian Standard Bible has to tell us about a Proverb in the notes. “What is a proverb? A secular proverb seeks to state a general (not absolute truth, such as “a fool and his money are soon parted.” In addition to all this, the proverbs in the book of Proverbs are also divinely inspired. Since they come from God, we know they are true and can be certain they are beneficial.” Now I cherry picked what they wrote, but I gave you I hope what is most important. Today we have five verses we will ponder and see what insights the Holy Spirit gives to us.
“The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.”
Verse three, “The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.” This verse came into my thinker; “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.” (Psalm 37:25) I, like the Psalmist, have also witnessed the same truth, and many of us have been foolish in the way we have to handle the blessing of God but aren’t you glad God looks on the heart and not our actions.
Verses four and five need to be together; “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.” My dad was a man of integrity; he never had much in the way of materials, but by his actions taught me the value of work. I have observed men who have college degrees, talent, and skills, I often wished I had worked hard to keep from working, and many of them were failures. The older I get it seems I have an understanding that God designed us to work, and it is in accomplishment that we find joy. But we have a pampered group of young people who have not been allowed to work, and they are some of the most unhappy and angry people on this earth. Most are very smart in the foolishness of this world but ignorant of the ways of God, and Lady Wisdom has made clear that wisdom only begins with the fear of God.
Verses 6,7 and 8, “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.”
When I read this, our Congress came to mind and so let us close with some humor, and humor is only humor when it comes very close to the truth. So shall we end with one of the best, a Will Roger’s quote?
"America has the best politicians money can buy."
"If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics."
"Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees."
"I would love to see Mr. (Henry) Ford in there, really. I don't know who started the idea that a President must be a Politician instead of a Businessman. A Politician can't run any other kind of business. So there is no reason why he can run the U.S. That is the biggest single business in the World."
"Politics pretty quiet over the weekend. Democrats are attacking, and the Republicans are defending. All the Democrats have to do is promise "what they would do if they got in." But the Republicans have to promise "what they would do" and then explain why they haven't already "done it."
"Our president delivered his State of the Union message to Congress. That is one of the things his contract calls for -- to tell Congress the condition of the country. This message, as I say, is to Congress. The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the president has to tell them."
"Congress meets tomorrow morning. Let us all pray: Oh Lord, give us the strength to bear that which is about to be inflicted upon us. Be merciful with them, oh Lord, for they know not what they're doing. Amen."
A proverb, nothing is new under the sun.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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