Proverbs 24:27 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says …

“Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.” (Proverbs 24:27 NIV)

We are given a very practical instruction for home building. Though the example is agrarian, this covers the whole spectrum of livelihood available to man.

Putting the outdoor work in order is about establishing one's physical source of living. It is essential for a person to be able to build a home right. For the farmer, there is much work to do. God and nature play a massive role for a productive farming. He provides the rain for crops to grow in a supernatural mystery. And, the farmer must plow the earth and sow the seeds. Then, the rain comes. The seed sprouts, though he does not know how (Mark 4:27). Using this process as analogy for every field of endeavors, we are reminded to cooperate in the system of seed time and harvest – be it in agriculture and in blue collar or in white collar venues of undertaking. Metaphorically, this applies across vocations. For God to bless our work, what is our part? We just have to operate in the system by faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.

There is no sense building your house before you have the means to sustain it. Doing it the other way is like putting the plow before the horse. It is leveraging for instant gratification. But sadly, affirmed by $ 31+ Trillion debt, the American way seems running that way - the worldly way. As children of God in Christ, we should be conscious and be set apart from the world. Relationship with God must be established to be the foundation of a home, most especially a nation!

This passage practically teaches us to prayerfully plan. Take care of the source, before the house. Plan and prepare before the build. Resting in God’s grace by faith in Christ Jesus, we are to seek guidance looking to our heavenly source (1Corinthians 8:6)! It is written, Lord Jesus said this subtle warning: “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’” (Luke 14:28-30 NIV)

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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