Looking Ahead

Proverbs 24:13-20

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

14 Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul;
if you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house,
do not raid his dwelling place;

16 for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,

18 or the LORD will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from him.

19 Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of the wicked,

20 for the evil man has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Reflection of Bee:

Instead of staying at where we fell, we should rise up and move on (v16).
Instead of rejoicing in the bad things that happen to our enemies, we should pray for them (v17).
Instead of taking vengeance on our own, we should leave it to God (v20).
Instead of telling me to forget the past, please tell me to depend on God for grace and strength to live one day at a time for Him.

In another word, instead of focusing on the negatives, we should focus on the positives which will naturally help us overcome the negatives unknowingly. The more we try to fight with the negatives the more we are losing. Just like a good way to do transfusion is to top up the vessel with more of the desired liquid till it overflows and replaces the unwanted one. Likewise, we should overcome evil with good and let the Holy Spirit fills us in our life instead.

Dear Lord,
Though I am weak but You are strong.
Please keep me from doing wrongs.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit everyday.
That I may bring You glory in all I do and say.
In Jesus' name I humbly pray. Amen.