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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
In Christ, Mark
The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
By wisdom a house
is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its
rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4
This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to
God.
Think of your life as a house,
the place where you reside as you step through the time granted you on earth.
If someone were to visit it, what would they find? How would they view your
house (life)?
Hopefully, they see it as
Solomon depicts it in the 21st of the 30 Sayings of the Wise found between
Proverbs 22:17 and Proverbs 24:
By wisdom a house is built, and through
understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with
rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4
In these two verses, we
find the blueprint for building a proper house of life and it’s based on the
matter of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. Now you can’t find these main
building materials at a home improvement store so don’t waltz into Home Depot
or Lowes and ask what aisle you can find wisdom or understanding or knowledge
because they are probably going to just give you a strange look. This is because
the only way to build your house of life properly is by turning to the Lord God
Almighty and allowing Him to help you build.
The Lord is the Master
Builder of all things. He’s proven that from the dawn of creation as He built
the earth we live on, the universe we gaze into, the water we drink as well as the
animals and plant life we eat for survival. And perhaps He saved His most
perfect work for when He created men and women to serve Him to further His
kingdom here on earth. Yes, if you want to build right you turn to the right
(or in this case righteous) Builder and that is the Lord.
Jesus had something further
to add to Solomon’s words on building. Look at what our Savior had to say:
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do
not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my
words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.
They are like a man building a house, who
dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent
struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
But the one who hears my words and does
not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground
without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed
and its destruction was complete.” Luke 6:46-49
Solomon told us that a
properly built house of life was constructed from wisdom, understanding, and
knowledge. We know we find those materials only from the Lord. Jesus later
affirms this saying that those who hears His words and puts them into practice,
in other words, the one who receives His wisdom, understanding, and knowledge
and applies it to life, those people will build their lives on a firm
foundation that cannot be moved or shaken.
Conversely, Jesus tells us
that anyone who shuns His word - forfeiting wisdom, understanding, and
knowledge – will have a life with no foundation, a life destined for collapse
and destruction.
The wise builder turns to
the Lord and His word to construct His life, filling the rooms of his house of
life with treasures of heaven.
The foolish builder rejects
the Lord and His offerings, placing his life in jeopardy because it is built
upon no foundation.
The caution here is clear. “Do
not” build your life without the Lord and the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge
He provides. Only a fool would think they can build better than the Master
Builder of all things.
I pray you are not counted
among them today but if you are, the good news is that you can rebuild your
life upon the right foundation. The Lord is ready to receive you and impart all
the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge you need to set your foundation on the
Rock, on the steady base of the Lord God Almighty, the One who longs for all of
His children to learn how to build their lives properly.
Amen.
In Christ,
Mark
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Mark
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Send any prayer requests to OurChristianWalk@aol.com
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