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Monday... Oh, the simplicity of life.


Proverbs 11:8 (MSG), "A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it."

Monday... Oh, the simplicity of life.

Here in Proverbs 11:8 (MSG) is a simple, wise thought. It is not a command but a reality, a spark of wisdom and hope. Here is what it says, "A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it." Oh if we would just see this is a reality.


The Amplified Bible says it this way, "The righteous is rescued from trouble, and the wicked takes his place."

And the New Living Translation says, "The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead."

Now verse 6 says, "The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them."

And the simplicity and reality is, we have a choice. Yes, the Psalmist wrote "In sin did my mother conceive me." There was no choice in that fact but it doesn't stop there. God saw the sin problem so he sent his son Jesus to come to earth to take care of it. So at some point we have the opportunity to take care of this sin in us by choice.

Over in 1 John 1:8-10 it says, "If we claim we have so sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts." So we can take care of this problem in all of our lives so we can live out these Proverbs.

Proverbs 11:3-5 says, "Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people. Riches won't help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death." And verse 5 says, "The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin." And Jesus came to earth to die for us so the sin problem could be taken care of in our lives if we confess our sins to him.

Again Proverbs 11:8 (MSG) says, "A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it." Oh, the simplicity of life. Yes, it is simple but not easy but oh the benefit. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 



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