Tiny Devotional for Thursday, 05-02-2024

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family who might drop by, it's time for a coffee run.

So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20, NASB


After spending the previous verses on the consequences of following after Folly, the writer returns to how following Wisdom provides benefits. It's a welcome change; even when we AREN'T doing the foolish things, it's draining to read about them. It's like being in a room with a three-year-old beating on a drum, and then finding blessed silence as they finally wind down and take a nap.

In contrast to the tumult of the life of the person following folly, the way of the righteous is filled with peace. At first, it may SEEM to be a time of pure silence, but it's not, really. There are sounds, but they aren't the sounds coming from conflict. Walking in folly doesn't even give you much of a chance to really distinguish WHAT is going on in the world; walking in peace allows you to hear the sweetness of the sound of your own footsteps, which are leading you THROUGH whatever events are occurring, and TO the goal of conforming to His will. 

Just as you might get rained on in a walk through the woods, you may also experience trouble from the world, the flesh, and the devil as you walk in the paths of the righteous. The difference is that you are no longer GENERATING the trouble, as you were when walking in folly; your steps are taking you away from those trials. 

Keep that in mind, when the troubles come, and keep your eyes on the prize.

Peace be on your household.

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  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2024 at 5:42 AM

    The difference is that you are no longer GENERATING the trouble

    RIGHT ON! 😊n

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  2. AnonymousMay 2, 2024 at 6:43 AM

    ✌️🦄

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