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July 25 - Proverbs 14:31-35 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is Friday.
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It's the 25th of July, and well done to you for making it to the
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end of another week. I say this every week, don't I?
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But it is a momentous thing, having made it through the work
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week, coming toward the weekend. And here we get to pause for a
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moment, put down the franticness of the late week, a drive toward
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the weekend, and spend a moment hearing God's wisdom captured in
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these proverbs. Proverbs from King Solomon
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shared to us today to capture a little bit of that wisdom that
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the observation that the king made about the world around him
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so that we can see that and relate it to how our lives are
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going and what God is doing around us.
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So let us without any further delay, dive in and do just that.
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You're ready. Oh, me too.
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Holy Spirit, come open our hearts, open our minds so that
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we can hear your wisdom, that we can see how it bounces from
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history into the current day to shape our lives in service of
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you. Oh so good.
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Let's read it, friends. Let's read Proverbs 1431 to 35.
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Those who oppress the poor insult their maker, but helping
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the poor honours him. The wicked are crushed by
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disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.
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Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart.
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Wisdom is not found among fools. Godliness makes a nation great,
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but sin is a disgrace to any people.
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A king rejoices in wise servants, but is angry with
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those who disgrace him. And again those who oppress the
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poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honours him.
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The wicked are crushed by disaster, for the godly have a
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refuge when they die. Wisdom is enshrined in an
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understanding heart. Wisdom is not found among fools.
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Godliness makes a great nation, but sin is a disgrace to any
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people. King rejoices in wise servants,
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but is angry with those who disgrace him.
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Ah, what wonderful, wonderful proverbs these are we.
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Thank you, Lord, for sharing them with us through time and
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space. And here we are reading them and
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particularly these first two proverbs, which in many ways
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come hand in hand, that those who oppress the poor insult you,
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but helping the poor honours you.
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Lord, that everything that we do for each other, particularly
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those who are unable to repay us and those who society would say
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are least worthy, Lord, that kindness is kindness to you as
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we support the ways of your Kingdom and that pleases you.
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And this is able to be the way because the next proverb says
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that the wicked are crushed by disaster.
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And it doesn't say that the the righteous are not crushed by
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disaster, but that they have a refuge in you after this life is
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done. Lord, we can help those who
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can't repay us. We can share our resources with
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the poor. We can do this for you because
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we know that you have our eternal home sorted.
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We are members of your family from now through eternity.
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We have your spirit from now through to eternity.
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And you have saved us for now through to eternity.
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So we don't need to focus on ourselves, but we can focus
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instead on what you would call us.
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To focus on your priorities and your Kingdom here during our
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lives. Because you have got the best
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superannuation plan ever made, living in that glorious City
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made of gold and jewels with you, where you will shine like
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the sun and you will be with us, filling every need that we could
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ever have. You are a good, good God and we
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love you and we pray that you help to lift our gaze beyond
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ourselves to your need and your priority and your ways.
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We love you and we're so grateful for all that you've
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done for us and this world of yours.
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We pray this in your precious name, Jesus, Amen.