Proverbs 15:31-32 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.” (Proverbs 15:31, 32 NKJV)

He bares the fundamental and grave error of sinners and the ungodly. They undervalue their own souls. Sinning is their lowest and meanest expression of indignity upon self. Contempt for correction epitomizes their repugnance on life. Such a state of lack of spiritual understanding is a deadly spot to be.

As children of God through faith in Christ Jesus, those who truly cede their life in His Lordship, our rightful spot is to be counted among the wise. We ought to be one whose ear hears and heeds rebuke that leads to life and life eternal. We are to humble before God and grab hold on the words of the psalmist: "Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared. Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.” (Psalm 119:33-40 NIV)

All these and this declaration we gain by believing in Him. Not by our self effort of doing good or observing religious rituals. As it is written: “ Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”” (John 6:219 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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