Proverbs 3:32–35: For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, but His secret counsel is with the upright. The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the just. Surely He scorns the scornful, but gives grace to the humble. The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the legacy of fools.
Insight
If our neighbor is a perverse person who scoffs at our faith, the Lord will guide us in letting our light shine and His love show so that we will influence him but he won’t lead us astray. Sometimes it takes a great deal of patience, prayer, and wisdom to rightly relate to people who don’t want Christians in the neighborhood, but perhaps that’s why God put us there. It’s possible to have a godly home in the midst of an ungodly neighborhood, for God “blesses the home of the righteous.” We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and one dedicated Christian in a neighborhood can make a great and powerful witness for the Lord. 1
Application
God wants to bless you right now. He wants to share His secret council with you, and bless your home life, and pour out His grace upon you, and provide a glorious inheritance. Do not let anyone or anything keep you from doing the right thing.
Motivation
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. John 14:21
The right attitude reveals the right heart, and the right heart honors God in the right way. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, give me a patience heart to do Your work with Your blessing.
1. Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
