Humility Comes Before Honor

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.

The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:4-12

There are times in our lives when God calls to us and says, “Run to Me!” Something troubling is on our heels. The faster and farther we go, the more closely it pursues us. We can’t shake it.

God is always with us, and is ready to help and comfort us. All we have to do is turn away from what scares us, and move in His direction.

His Word says, “The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”

God is our refuge in times of trouble.

Our Daily Bread – November 1, 2016