Thursday, May 2, 2013

Christ holds the keys of sound wisdom and righteousness!

Proverbs 2:7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and pre- serveth the way of his saints. 9. Then shalt thou understand righteous- ness, and judgment, and equity; yea every good path.
What a clear reminder is this truth in Proverbs 2 this morning. Charles Bridges underscored the reality in this most coveteous generation that we have been born into. Yes, we may be born into the most prosperous generation in the history of the world and it is impossible to see Christ clearly for the advantages that we have inherited. In Christ, we come as beggars, for the keys of protection from our own lusts and advantages. We are no less to come to the foot of the cross to find mercy and grace to help in the time of need. What greater need than the need of great advantage. Our bellies distended at our continuous corruption in the light of the blessings of prosperity that we have afforded to us. God has our state in His hands. God has bid us, through Charles Bridges this morning to see our need as an opportunity for our Lord and Saviour to grnt us the protection that we need for our souls. In reality, our prosperity clears our mind, if we are honest to know ourselves to be paupers, before the one most highly exalted one. Only, by His Grace we will be saved. We hold as it were one hope in our hands and there are tangled threads around us. Only one of those threads will not break in the day of our greatest need. If we are holding any other hope but the blood of Jesus, we will sink into the abyss. Our daily reminder is where is your treasure? If beauty, it will fade, if friends and lovers, they will forsake, if money it will rot, if Christ, we will reign with Him and all of these things that we hold loosely are preparing us for the greater glory of judging the angels. Let us learn to walk uprightly, that our hearts will be "buckled"{pun intended} correctly to the truth of God and that in that day we should be found having our eternal hope not dashed. Serving the Lord with gladness and giving ourselves in service to those around us, for the Glory of God! Halleluia and may we be found worthy to live eternally with our Saviour! He is the only hope for our condition. We lose, only in that we do not come to Him. Amen.Proverbs 2 commentary from Charles Bridges. God's blessing to us today.