Be Careful What You Ask For...
You just might get it!
"The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors". Prov. 26:10
I'm full of cliches. My husband picks on me for it. Here's one for you - 'if you play with fire you're going to get burned'. Or how about what our mothers used to tell us - 'your face is going to get stuck like that'. Or, 'if everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?' So what's the point here? The point is, there are consequences to your actions, be they good, (an apple a day keeps the doctor away) or be they bad (a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips!)
Our verse in today's chapter isn't saying God is in the business of blessing idiots with health, wealth and prosperity. It's saying, if you act like a fool, you will be rewarded as a fool. A fool will receive the rod, because he can't be corrected by reason. A fool has no honor, and a fool can't be trusted. (vs. 1-11)
This chapter also covers the slothful, the sluggard, the talebearer, the contentious, the hater, and the lier. Wow, that's a lot to pack into one chapter! Imagine all the rewards they'll have!
Where is your reward?
Fight the good fight!
Jenny
"The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors". Prov. 26:10
I'm full of cliches. My husband picks on me for it. Here's one for you - 'if you play with fire you're going to get burned'. Or how about what our mothers used to tell us - 'your face is going to get stuck like that'. Or, 'if everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?' So what's the point here? The point is, there are consequences to your actions, be they good, (an apple a day keeps the doctor away) or be they bad (a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips!)
Our verse in today's chapter isn't saying God is in the business of blessing idiots with health, wealth and prosperity. It's saying, if you act like a fool, you will be rewarded as a fool. A fool will receive the rod, because he can't be corrected by reason. A fool has no honor, and a fool can't be trusted. (vs. 1-11)
This chapter also covers the slothful, the sluggard, the talebearer, the contentious, the hater, and the lier. Wow, that's a lot to pack into one chapter! Imagine all the rewards they'll have!
Where is your reward?
Fight the good fight!
Jenny
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