Morning Devotion - Prov. 25

Read Proverbs 25

This chapter has two sections. The first ten verses contain wisdom concerning kings and courts. The rest of the chapter (continuing through most of chapter 26) uses vivid analogies to present important truths about wisdom and relationships between people near and far.

Concerning Kings and Courts
"The heart of a king is unsearchable" (3). A wise king has special gifts of discernment. As with God himself, you will not know everything about Him, but do not be surprised when He knows everything about you. It is a fearful thing to hastily push yourself into the presence of such a king. How will you stand when the secrets of your hearts are laid bare?

We think of the teaching of Scripture elsewhere on a due caution in worship (Eccl 5:1-7), but we are also encouraged that we have bold access to God through a royal Mediator who knows us and loves us. Yet this does not change the fact that we need to come to God with complete reverence and sincerity through the blood of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:19-27).

Vivid Analogies Concerning Wisdom and Relationships
God communicates important lessons of life to us through illustrations that captivate our imagination. Through this method the truths of the greatest King are communicated to the hearts of His subjects, and we are further convinced of the glory of this King of kings, who knows what is in the heart of a man, and who even knit us together in our mother's womb.