Morning Devotion - Prov. 24

Read Proverbs 24

1. The stability and fruitfulness of the wise man is admired (3-6, 13-14, 27).

2. Notice the variety of ways that a man can bring about his own destruction through problems of character:
a) The envious man (1-2)
b) The fool (7)
c) The schemer (8)
d) The scoffer (9)
e) The fainter (10)
f) The willfully ignorant (11)
g) The violent (15-16)
h) The unsympathetic (17-18)
i) The worrier (19-20)
j) The despiser (21-22)
k) The partial judge (23-26)
l) The spiteful (28-29)
m) The sluggard (30-34)

In such a sea of flawed humanity, how refreshing it is to meet a man of integrity. He takes in wisdom eagerly, his plans are for good things, he is diligent about achieving them, and he builds his good house.

Our Lord is a great Master Builder. Perfect in wisdom, He has laid the foundation stone of His house with His own well-considered integrity of life and sacrificial substitutionary death. He was surrounded by enemies who despised and rejected him. But the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone (Psalm 118:22).