Proverbs 8:34 (NASBStr)
“ Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
Sitting at Wisdom's door is better than sitting at Folly's table. Wisdom wants to bless us and will do so if we but call and stay close to her house. But, when we cross over the street to the house of Folly we have negative consequences. Although Wisdom is available to all, all don't take advantage of her. Some want the loud and enticing house of Folly. But, it is better to simply be at Wisdom's door (Proverbs 8:34) than to dwell in the house of Folly (Proverbs 9:13-18). How easy the choice is to pen ... or type out. How hard is it to live out. Notice in Romans 7:15-25 that Paul, the great Apostle, struggled to get his flesh to follow hard after righteousness. King David sat one late night on the roof of the very house these proverbs would eventually be penned by his own son. Even though God would describe David as a "man after My own heart," David would seek folly that night and sleep with a women married to one of his soldiers. Abraham would listen to his wife and instead of believing in the promise of God would sleep with the handmaid, hoping to fulfill God's promise via the flesh way. It takes great faith to "watch" and "wait" at Wisdom's door. The flesh will be drawn away to something enticing and exciting. But, when we sit quietly and listen to wisdom, she promises we will be blessed.
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