Enjoy the Journey

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
ENJOY THE JOURNEY
Prov 14:11
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
NIV
It is interesting that the choice of words God uses here for the two types of dwellings. The wicked have a house and the upright a tent. It would seem rather clear there is a purpose for this distinction so as to indicate the frame of mind of each type of person. Those God considers as wicked build their lives around the material goods of this world. They lay the foundation of their lives with physical possessions and the realm of this world. But not matter how strong they build they lives it will not last. No matter how great they may become in the realm of this world their greatest will be destroyed. It does not matter how much material goods they accumulated and store up within their house it will all be destroyed. The upright understand the value of the things of this world and build not a foundation of it. They live only as sojourners in a foreign land, living as nomads in tents on a journey to paradise. A tent does not offer much room to store things and it must be carried with you on the journey, only providing a shelter to rest. The upright must travel light only with what they can bring with them, which apparently is their own self. All goods will ultimately be left behind when the last journey into eternity is taken. The upright, the believer, is in fact the tent, the tabernacle of the God. The lives of the upright will indeed flourish because God is dwelling among them. Their spirits soar with the eagles. They lives are filled with peace, joy, and love. They are living in the wilderness of this world but are led by God on their journey to his kingdom. The upright have not made a house in the world, but only dwell in the temporary tent. I enjoy this journey.