{"id":3218,"date":"2016-12-13T07:25:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T12:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2016-11-28T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:20:09","slug":"the-richness-of-proverbs-35-8-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2016\/12\/13\/the-richness-of-proverbs-35-8-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Richness of Proverbs 3:5-8, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to be humble, isn\u2019t it? Perhaps you don\u2019t see yourself as a prideful person, but we all struggle with pride at times and in one way or another. It is in our sinful nature to be self-focused and self-worshipping, and it takes effort to kill our pride and humble ourselves before God, desiring what He wants above what we want.<\/p>\n

Today, we are going to continue digging into the famous passage of Proverbs 3:5-8. In a previous blog, we stuck to the first two verses in this passage, and were reminded that God always knows what is best and good in every situation, and we are called to trust in Him and His understanding \u2013 not ours. We also discussed how we are to acknowledge His and His sovereignty in even the hardest of circumstances. It isn\u2019t always easy to trust in Him, but I would rather put my trust in a sovereign, all-powerful, always perfect and loving God rather than my imperfect self, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

Before we move forward in the study of this passage, let\u2019s review these verse altogether:<\/p>\n

Trust in the\u00a0Lord\u00a0with all your heart
\nAnd\u00a0do not lean on your own understanding.
\nIn all your ways\u00a0acknowledge Him,
\nAnd He will make your paths straight.
\nDo not be wise in your own eyes;
\nFear the\u00a0Lord\u00a0and turn away from evil.
\nIt will be\u00a0healing to your body
\nAnd\u00a0refreshment to your bones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verses 7-8 are a call to humbleness with a promise of the blessings of killing pride in our lives. It is clear that all throughout scripture the Lord speaks strongly against pride. Verses like Psalm 138:6 pose a great warning for those who choose to live their lives in stubborn pride: \u201c<\/strong>For<\/strong> though the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lord<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is exalted,<\/strong> yet He regards the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.\u201d<\/strong> Likewise, \u201c<\/strong>Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.\u201d<\/strong> (Matthew 23:12) What grave warnings these are!<\/p>\n

In our Proverbs passage, we are told to not be wise in our own eyes. This connects well to the previous verses discussed in our last blog; when we think we know better that God and that we have a better understanding of a situation that He, we are being prideful. We are placing ourselves above God and believing that He doesn\u2019t know what is good and we do. Again, remember: God is the One Who created goodness and He gets to create the definition. We may not see a situation as good, but we are called to not think of ourselves as wiser than God and trust His Word when it says that God causes everything to work for our good \u2013 to make us more like His Son, Jesus (Romans 8:28-29)! When we acknowledge God for the great and perfect God that He is, then we begin to fear His with a proper, surrendering, reverential fear, which will help keep us from the sin of pride.<\/p>\n

These verses also come with a sweet promise: when we choose to humble ourselves under God\u2019s perfect sovereignty and plan, then we will be refreshed. The Lord will regard us as precious \u2013 not simply know us from afar \u2013 and we will be in the refreshing peace of His presence! The Bible speaks of this refreshing in other passages such as Lamentation 3:22-23: \u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u2019s\u00a0lovingkindnesses\u00a0indeed never cease,<\/strong> For His compassions never fail. They<\/em>\u00a0are new\u00a0every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.\u201d<\/strong> Isaiah 40:31: \u201cYet those who<\/strong> wait for the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lord<\/strong> will\u00a0gain new strength; They will\u00a0mount up\u00a0with<\/em>\u00a0wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.\u201d<\/strong> And 2 Corinthians 4:16: \u201c\u2026<\/strong>though our outer man is decaying, yet our\u00a0inner man is\u00a0being renewed day by day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can all use the refreshing presence of the Lord in this day and age, can\u2019t we? May we seek to humble ourselves and entrust every area of our lives to our perfect, loving, sovereign, good God!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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