DEVOTION
PROVERBS
WHAT’S IN
YOUR HAND
Prov 17:16
16 Of what
use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
NIV
Money or
wealth has the power to serve the one who has it, but if it is used for self-gratification,
self-aggrandizement or any other self-hyphened word, it just might be by one
that God considers the fool. Wealth also has the power to the one who has it in
their hand to obtain instruments of learning, learning that brings wisdom and
not the wisdom of this world, but divine wisdom. We know the wisdom of this
world is but foolish to God, to the only wisdom which is worthy of having a
heart for is the wisdom of God. Of what good is all wealth of this world when a
person dies? Both the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Emperors of China tried to take
their wealth with them to the other side, but left it all behind for men to
plunder years later, thus both were fools in the eyes of God. We need to use
our resources for the benefit of gaining the wisdom of God. Wealth in and of
itself is neither good nor bad, it is simple wealth, but the use of it defines
the difference between the fool and the person with a heart for God. So we
should ask, what’s in our hand or in our heart?
1 comment:
Money or resources can not be taken with you when you leave this world, but wisdom which comes from God, can impact many lives, and be passed on for generations to come.
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