Quiet Moments with God

Day 1: Proverbs 1

Scripture:

Proverbs 1: 32-33

Childish people go down the wrong path. They will die. Foolish people are satisfied with the way they live. The will be destroyed. But those who listen to me will live in safety. The will not worry. The won't  be afraid of getting hurt.

Observation: These verses offer a wonderful promise from God. As with all promises, there is a condition. It is the "if you... then I will..." pattern that is so often present in the Bible.

If you are childish you will go down the wrong path. Your soul will die apart from God and be in Hell for eternity.

But the good news is:
If you listen to God, you will live in safety. Why because your soul belongs to the creator of this world!

God takes care of His children. In this day and age, I can't think of a better reality to live in. As the world darkens around me, I don't have to be afraid. No matter what the world throws my way, I am in the safe hand of God.

As I sit here typing this, I am listening to the baby birds sing right outside my front door. They are sitting high in their nest that sits about two feet from my front door. They don't have jobs, cars, clothes, refridgerators, walmart for birds. None of these conveniences we have yet they sing. How much more should we His children made in His likeness do the same!

Application: As I read over and over these verses, I hear God saying to me, "Linda, are you listening to Me? Are you striving daily to live in the way I have instructed? Then why are you worried. You see, I know God will take care of me. My heart reminds me of this all the time, but sometimes, a lot lately my mind gets stuck on the stress of all that is going on around me. This was just another reminder to me to keep focused on Him not on the circumstances around me.