Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. Proverbs 10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. Proverbs 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
What Happens when God throws His plate away?
God casts away the substance of the wicked. As though he is eating that which was brought to Him in thought of appeasing Him and He smells it and throws it in the trash. God is not deceived. He knows Cain from Abel. He is not appeased by sacrifice. He is appeased by acceptance and obedience to His Son. He has come that we might have life and have it abundantly.
We often imagine the beauty and the wonder of the unprejudicedness of God. He is not impressed with our greatness or our smallness. He is not affected by our color or our candor. In this verse we are directed to see and to know the God, who knows the sacrifice that is brought with faith and that which is brought as a cover-up. We cannot cover our sins with stuff or supposed devotional acts. We cannot pay God for our sins. He throws that mentality in the trash.He eats, with delight, that which is brought to Him in true repentance and humility and subservience to Christ. And abhors, with equal vehemence, that which is brought to put ourselves forward and impress ourselves or others.
Lord give us grace to have pure motives in our efforts to please you! In Jesus’ Strong Name, Amen
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