Proverbs Day 58
Proverbs 10:2-3:(KJV):
"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked."
Thought for the day:
The book of Proverbs gives us much wisdom in many areas. These verses tell us the riches that belong to the wicked will not help them in the day of death. Every man must face death, and there is only one way that anyone will escape the punishment in hell that waits on the other side of death. The way of escape is through Jesus. Jesus died for our sins on the cross; He took our sins and the punishment that we deserve. If we repent, and accept Him as our savior, we will not go to hell, but rather, we will go to heaven to be with Him. God's original plan for man did not include hell. The Bible tells us that hell was created for the devil and his evil fallen angels. Men are going there because they are deceived into following the devil's ways.
Matthew 25:41: "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels."
When we accept the Lord Jesus as our Lord, death holds no fear for us, as Jesus conquered the enemies of death and hell on the cross. When a Christian dies they go to heaven, as they have received their righteousness from the Lord. The Bible tells us that no man can attain righteousness, outside of receiving the righteousness of Christ. We are all born into sin. This is a sin cursed world, and the only redemption for any of us is found in Christ. Even our best deeds spring from wrong motives without the Lord in our hearts.
