Today’s passage: Proverbs 25
Helpful thoughts:
- Verse 2 and 3 are a contrast of God’s knowledge and need for counsel against that of a human king.
- God is all-knowing and needs no counsel.
- If God needed to ask for help or needed to be inspected, it wouldn’t be to his glory.
- Kings have much to do and think about, and they need help.
- If a king asks for help, it shows his wisdom.
- God is all-knowing and needs no counsel.
- If you are a Christian, you are already a child of the king. Even earthly exaltation won’t compare to eternity.
- Sometimes it can be our goal to avoid sadness, to make people stop being down. Better to weep with those who weep, then walk with them through the hardship back to joy.
Questions to consider:
- Which proverbs could you find quoted or said in a different way in Romans 12:9-21?
- What picture do you think is being painted by the second half of verse 26? When a believer keeps falling when they get around temptation, what will they be unable to do for others?
- What proverb stuck out the most to you? How can you put it into practice today?
Prayer:
Lord, we thank you that this world is not all we have. We long for the day when Christ returns and rules. We long for the day when all will be made new. We pray for strength and focus to keep these things in mind and to keep you first in our hearts as we interact with others today. May we value truth, your glory, and love of others more than we would desire to receive the praise of man. Please use us to point others to Christ today!