February 25, 2008
Opposing Proverbs?
Prov 21:5 and Prov 21:31 provide an interesting contrast.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
and
The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but the victory belongs to the LORD.
The wisdom that can be drawn out seems to say: be diligent, make plans and most of the time you'll see abundance and victory; but ultimately God is in control and will rule the outcome.
I find it reassuring in considering these verses to remember that our God is not only fair and just but he is also good.
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August 06, 2006
A Turning of the Tide
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. (ESV)
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