PROVERBS 22:4
"True humility and fear of the Lord lead to RICHES, HONOR AND LONG LIFE."
While you are here on earth what would you like to achieve? You may have heard the comment that "I have been rich and I have been poor, and rich is better". It seems elemental that while being a Pilgrim and passing through this life one would prefer to be rich and not poor. We all know that true riches are knowing and serving the Lord and that it is not a good goal to be ostentatious or gaudy. The rich have an opportunity to impact the poor with their generosity and gifts. The more that is given to us the more our obligation to give to others. We can all ask that the Lord bless us with His riches.
Do you receive honor from your family, friends and neighbors? Have you done enough in your life and at your chosen profession that your peers have honored you? Do others look to you for Godly advice and help in choosing their direction and goals? We do not want to be worshiped and we do not want to be asked to replace God and His Word for direction, but if we fear the Lord and have His humility we will be honored in our lives by others seeking our counsel.
We often wonder why some lives are so short and end so soon in our eyes. Even when we keep in mind that believer's are at home with the Lord and better off then ourselves, we still often ask for a long and Godly life. White hair is a sign of the blessing of the Lord for that long life. Long life gives us an opportunity to share with our family many blessings and memories. We have an opportunity as we grow older to offer Godly counsel and direction to our family and friends. We have a longer opportunity to bring many more people to a saving grace and knowledge of God. We have a chance to learn and live in humility as we recognize that everything comes from God.
If this sounds pretty good to you and you would like RICHES - HONOR - LONG LIFE- FEAR THE LORD AND HAVE TRUE HUMILITY!
