Wise, Righteous and Humble

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
WISE, RIGHTEOUS AND HUMBLE
Prov 3:33-35
33 The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. 34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. 35 The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.
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There is quite a comparison between two types of people seen here. I could not live a very happy life, if I were the one consider wicked instead of righteous. Now I know without question the only righteousness I have is in Christ and that I would never say I am righteous on my own. I think that is in fact the case which is presented here. The difference between the two is that the righteous have accepted God, and their need for God, and the wicked have not. The wicked refuse to acknowledge their need for God or even that God exists. How could a house like that ever expect a blessing from someone they refuse to accept? But, I on the other hand, see so many blessings from my Lord; I almost do not have room enough to contain them, and once again, not because of me, but because of him. But when he starts talking about mockers, I do believe he is talking about those in the household of faith, for that Hebrew word implies “To make mouths at” which to me means to give God lip service. It might be much like the Pharisees who stood beating their chests saying, “See how spiritual I am” but in their hearts were really not. No, I know I have so many faults; I fail God way too often to ever make that of statement. I know I am in need of God, all the time in my life. Maybe it is even prideful to say I am humble. But again that word means needy, which I am, needy of God. I think it is the wisest choice I have ever made in my life when I choose to follow God. I do not think there is any other decision which could be considered wise in comparison to that one. I do think it is foolish to refuse God. It is foolish to think I do not need God. It is foolish to think I could live without God. It is foolish to think I could do things on my own. It is most foolish to think I could ever attain eternal life on my own. It is foolish to think everyone will go to heaven just because they are good, or because of the love of God, that he allows all to enter no matter what. There are consequences to the actions and attitudes of life. There is heaven and hell, there are wise and foolish, there are righteous and wicked, there are humble and mockers. I choose wise, righteous, and humble.