The prosperity of fools...

"For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them." Proverbs 1:32

The Bible shows us in our opening scripture that the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. How does this happen? When a man is a sinner, if he gets more money, he will sin more because money amplifies character. If he was smoking cigarettes before, when he gets more money he will go for cocaine and harder drugs. By so doing, he will die quicker. Therefore, his prosperity is what is destroying him.

The Bible says in Psalm 92:6-7, "A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:" When you see a wicked man prospering, do not envy him, destruction awaits him.

In Psalm 69:2 the Bible says, "Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap." While the prosperity of the wicked do lead them to their own destruction, the prosperity of the righteous establishes God's will on the earth and brings him more blessings. Psalm 35:27 says, "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."

Prayer

Dear Father, I rejoice in you. I give you all the glory and praise because you delight in my prosperity. Let you Name alone be magnified forever and ever in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:

Psalm 40:16, Psalm 68:1-5, Jeremiah 32:41-42.

Doing the Word

Sing praises to the Lord for His goodness and greatness.