Good Morning Friends,
Proverbs 10 contains several verses that
teach the same principle: choosing righteousness over evil brings the best
results in the long-term.
“Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but
righteousness delivers from death.” (Proverbs 10:2)
“The memory of the righteous will be a
blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” (Proverbs
10:7)
“The man of integrity walks securely, but he
who takes crooked paths will be found out.” (Proverbs 10:9)
“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers
over all wrongs.” (Proverbs 10:12)
“The wages of the righteous bring them life,
but the income of the wicked brings them
punishment.” (Proverbs 10:16)
“The lips of the righteous nourish many, but
fools die for lack of judgment.” (Proverbs 10:21)
“When the storm has swept by, the wicked are
gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.” (Proverbs 10:25)
“The prospect of the righteous is joy, but
the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.” (Proverbs 10:28)
The temptation is sometimes strong to choose
to do something that we know is wrong because we think that we will benefit in
some way from it. We think that the wrong choice will make us more prosperous. We
think the wrong choice will bring more pleasure. We think the wrong choice will
get us ahead in our jobs or in some other circle in which we want to get ahead.
Those things may be true from a short-term
perspective, sometimes it seems like the wicked to prosper, but that is just
the short-view.
From a long-term perspective the choice of
integrity and righteousness is always better! Righteousness leads to eternal
benefits. Righteousness brings greater help to the people around us -- the kind
of help that will really benefit them. Righteousness makes our own lives
better.
Many times a day we are faced with the choice
of doing something wrong or making righteousness our choice. Don’t let your
eyes stay on the short-view -- take the long-view and choose righteousness.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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