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Scripture: Proverbs 11:29-31
Song: What Shall It Profit?
You can try to say something well, or conjure a precept to live by, and always find it said better in the Proverbs. It is a shame that this reservoir of wisdom is drawn from so infrequently and that men stop only for a sip but not to drink deeply for strength to continue on their journey. Slake your thirst on the words of the wise man today.
Make an investment in home improvement. Some houses collapse from neglect. Some are left in shambles by abusive tenants. But the occupants of both houses inherit the same fate. The wise man said, “He who troubles his own house will inherit wind.” They’re both rendered homeless. Make an investment today, not in your house, but in your household, in your home and family. It will pay off.
Invest in a lost soul today. Time spent in teaching the gospel is the sole investment in this life where a man suffers no loss of capital. Even if the gospel is rejected you win because you’ve reminded a man of his accountability to God. That glorifies God. “He who is wise wins souls.”
Remember that every man receives a return for his investment in this life. Men don’t stop to consider that the nature of God demands His response to sin. God could not be good and do nothing about sin. The righteous will be rewarded. It is a certainty. And if their fate is certain then “how much more the wicked and the sinner!”
Jason Moore
