Thoughts From Proverbs 3

Proverbs 3:1-26

²¹My son, do not lose sight of these—
    keep sound wisdom and discretion,
²² and they will be life for your soul
    and adornment for your neck.
²³ Then you will walk on your way securely,
    and your foot will not stumble.

 We saw in chapter 2 there are no accidental saints. The Bible is consistent. Per Jonah in the belly of the great fish in the deep, "Salvation is of the Lord”. With Ephesians 2: 8-9. "For it is by grace we are saved." But this truth should never cause us to forget that the life of the believer is a war, a race that we run to the finish line, and a life that is to be lived. cf Verses 21-23.

When we read Hebrews 11:lff, we read of our heroes and it is written with care and purpose. There was something common to them. They all did what they did through faith in God. Hebrews 11:6 tells us what faith is. And what we see following this verse is what this faith does.

⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Faith is not a passive word. It is a word of action. I read many years ago in William Jay’s writings, "There may be some closet saints, but they are very few."

Esther was a secret saint.  But there came an occasion when her faith was called into action.  Read carefully Esther 4:12-16. This is not fatalism.  This is the saint in action and it is no accident.