But be thou in the fear of the LORD

Pro 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Pro 23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Good morning again my dear friends and readers. Reading my proverb for today I was entriqued by this statement. Solomon had the riches of the world, and the wisdom to match. Yet here he is giving advice on being envious to the way that sinners live. I guess during his reign in life, and from reading Ecclesiastes that he at one time looked on the life of a sinner and desired that lifestyle that had caught his attention. Friend we can learn a lot from others mistakes, listen to what the old preacher said at the end of Ecclesiastes..Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. You see friend Solomon had tried to all the different things in life to fill the void of not serving a Holy God. He looked out on others and said I will try to please myself through the different avenues that would bring temporary enjoyment and through it all we hear him say Vanity of Vanities, all is vanity. You see Solomon had figured out that while the sinner looks like his life is something, it is actually empty and unfulfilled until the next fleeting desire comes along. Friend Solomon reminds us here that all these things that sinners think that they have, and have gotten away with will come to naught. You see even the sinners time on this earth will come to an end just as ours will, the only difference here is if you fear the Lord and are saved then your life will be rewarded with an everlasting reward. You see the sinners might have all the fun that the world has to offer, however I as a saved person have all the joy in the world because of Jesus Christ. Our reward throughout a life of servitude to Christ will be everlasting joy because what we have will not be burnt up and cast away. Friend can I encourage you today to fear the Lord and trust Him through His Son Jesus Christ that you may have eternal life, peace and joy? Can you lay aside the desires of this world to gain everlasting enjoyment with a Savior that owns the cattle on a thousand hills? Friend the preacher says surely there is an end, that means in this physical life on earth all the things a sinner does comes to a stop, then the judgement. For you that are saved thine expectation shall not be cut off, that is there is more to this life than the material, and temporal. May you be encouraged to keep your eyes off the things of this world and desire that which is to come. May God bless.