Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath:
But righteousness delivereth from death.
Who is he who puts his trust in uncertain riches? Who is he who stands as the ‘King of the mountain’ setting confidence on his own power? Who is he who stands claiming, ‘I am the captain of my fate’? Today he may weasle his way through. He may impress, bribe and influence. Oh, watch him push and demand; watch him grow like a ‘green bay tree’.
When we come to the end of the road; when the Son stands on the Mt of Olives to judge the world and its vanity, He will not judge according to the seeing of the eyes not according to the hearing of the ear. He will judge righteous judgments. On that day of wrath, wealth will uncover its source. Did it originate from the blessing of God, or was it cleverly pried from the hard work of the working masses?
On that day, all the gold in the world cannot rescue the soul from death; only the righteousness found in Jesus-Christ. He is the true Captain of our fate. Like gold in the smith’s caldron, the righteousness of our faith is tested daily. What will it look like when the Son of man returns to take account of His own? The goldsmith knows that the gold in his caldron is finally pure when it stops sizzling and he can see the reflection of his face in it. When Jesus returns to take over this world and put it right side up, will He see His face reflected in us, the face of one who put his trust in God? Or will it be the face of an idol-worshipper who put his faith in the uncertain elements of this world?
Riches profit not in the day of wrath:
But righteousness delivereth from death.
Who is he who puts his trust in uncertain riches? Who is he who stands as the ‘King of the mountain’ setting confidence on his own power? Who is he who stands claiming, ‘I am the captain of my fate’? Today he may weasle his way through. He may impress, bribe and influence. Oh, watch him push and demand; watch him grow like a ‘green bay tree’.
When we come to the end of the road; when the Son stands on the Mt of Olives to judge the world and its vanity, He will not judge according to the seeing of the eyes not according to the hearing of the ear. He will judge righteous judgments. On that day of wrath, wealth will uncover its source. Did it originate from the blessing of God, or was it cleverly pried from the hard work of the working masses?
On that day, all the gold in the world cannot rescue the soul from death; only the righteousness found in Jesus-Christ. He is the true Captain of our fate. Like gold in the smith’s caldron, the righteousness of our faith is tested daily. What will it look like when the Son of man returns to take account of His own? The goldsmith knows that the gold in his caldron is finally pure when it stops sizzling and he can see the reflection of his face in it. When Jesus returns to take over this world and put it right side up, will He see His face reflected in us, the face of one who put his trust in God? Or will it be the face of an idol-worshipper who put his faith in the uncertain elements of this world?
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