Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
The usual understanding of this proverb is that when a gift is truly from God, it is totally free; there is no work added to it. Yes; the blessing of the Lord enriches, and there is not work, or ‘sorrow’ added to it. Is it truly so? Adam was given a garden that he was told to tend. He was also to tend his heart towards keeping God’s one and only commandment. We may marry the love of our lives, but marriage also requires to be ‘tended’, or it will fail. We may get saved, but even Paul tells us to’ work’ this freely given salvation with fear and trembling.
We are overly used to think of wealth in terms of dollars and cents. Why do we forget that physical wealth is fickle? From day to day, the biggest fortunes of the world lose and gain value according to the whims of a man made market. The physical is temporal, but the spiritual is eternal, so really, the blessing of the Lord can only be a spiritual value.
The only thing we get for free is this life, the only blessing that truly makes rich, the only thing that the true spiritual men of God looked for and considered the highest of God’s blessings is to live in God’s presence; to live in His house.
God’s presence is given for free. There is no extra effort or ‘sorrow’ added to it. When we are in God’s presence, He fills our hearts to the uttermost. The principle is easy to understand. In everything on this earth, we are the one who tends, who cares, the responsible ones. But when we are in the presence of the Almighty El-Shaddai, we are the ones cared for, the ones tended unto. When we enter the presence of Yahweh, we become the Bride enveloped in the love and care of her husband.
Is there a greater blessing that to find the place where we can lay down our tools and sheath our weapons? Than to find the place where we can de-activate the ‘protective shield’ of outward appearances we feel we have to project in order to protect ourselves? Is there a greater blessing that to be able to let go of everything and just snuggle in the arms of our husband and Creator?
The usual understanding of this proverb is that when a gift is truly from God, it is totally free; there is no work added to it. Yes; the blessing of the Lord enriches, and there is not work, or ‘sorrow’ added to it. Is it truly so? Adam was given a garden that he was told to tend. He was also to tend his heart towards keeping God’s one and only commandment. We may marry the love of our lives, but marriage also requires to be ‘tended’, or it will fail. We may get saved, but even Paul tells us to’ work’ this freely given salvation with fear and trembling.
We are overly used to think of wealth in terms of dollars and cents. Why do we forget that physical wealth is fickle? From day to day, the biggest fortunes of the world lose and gain value according to the whims of a man made market. The physical is temporal, but the spiritual is eternal, so really, the blessing of the Lord can only be a spiritual value.
The only thing we get for free is this life, the only blessing that truly makes rich, the only thing that the true spiritual men of God looked for and considered the highest of God’s blessings is to live in God’s presence; to live in His house.
God’s presence is given for free. There is no extra effort or ‘sorrow’ added to it. When we are in God’s presence, He fills our hearts to the uttermost. The principle is easy to understand. In everything on this earth, we are the one who tends, who cares, the responsible ones. But when we are in the presence of the Almighty El-Shaddai, we are the ones cared for, the ones tended unto. When we enter the presence of Yahweh, we become the Bride enveloped in the love and care of her husband.
Is there a greater blessing that to find the place where we can lay down our tools and sheath our weapons? Than to find the place where we can de-activate the ‘protective shield’ of outward appearances we feel we have to project in order to protect ourselves? Is there a greater blessing that to be able to let go of everything and just snuggle in the arms of our husband and Creator?
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