DIVINE PROMOTION FOR THE WISE
Memorise: The wise shall
inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. Proverbs 3:35
Read: Psalm 75:5-7, Bible in
one year: 1st Kings 19:19-21:16, proverbs 19:19-20:3
Divine promotion is a reward
for those who live holy. God is the Judge and only He can promote you. The
devil is not the one who will promote you. There are two types of promotion
according to Proverbs 3:35. These are: glory and shame. There is glorious
promotion for the wise and shameful promotion for the fools. Who are the wise?
The Bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs
1:7). Those who are wise fear God, and because of this, they live a holy life.
They depart from sin. God says that such people will have a glorious promotion.
A classical example of a wise man, who as a result of his fear of God abstained
from sin, is Joseph in Egypt.
He refused to have carnal knowledge of his master’s wife, though it was offered
to him ‘free of charge’. In Genesis 39:9, He queried this offer saying:
“….. how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin
against God?”
The end of the story is that
Joseph became the Prime Minister of Egypt. Who are fools? Fools are
those who can see danger ahead and still walk into it. Fools are those who know
that the wages of sin is death and yet continue to sin. Fools are those who
know that the only way to get to the kingdom
of God is by becoming
born-again and yet they refuse salvation. Fools are those who have decided to
continue living in sin, after knowing that without holiness, no man shall see
God.
You must live a holy life if
you want glorious promotion. God is no respecter of persons. He will never bend
His standards. Promotion puts you on top. Being on top comes with very many
advantages, according to Deuteronomy 28:1:
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken
diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his
commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee
on high above all the nations of the earth.”
God will give you divine
promotion if you live holy. However, if you do not live holy, you will go down.
These who are on to enjoy it up there. Those who are below remain in suffering.
I prefer being on top. When you are on top, you will get special protection.
The one who is on top is special and of more value than the one who is below.
Can you see how wise it is to live holy? I pray that today, the Lord will give
you the grace you need to live holy for divine promotion, in Jesus’ Name. All you
need to do is to make up your mind that you will no longer live a life of sin
anymore, and the Lord will help your decision.
Prayer point
Father, put your fear in me
so that I may shun evil for holy living and grant me divine promotion this
season in Jesus’ Name.
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