Proverbs 22:28: Do not remove the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.
Insight
Everyone has a right to what is his own. He must, therefore, have a way of knowing and securing his right. The ancient boundary stone was protected by the wise laws of Israel. God himself set the bounds to the respective parts of his own world, restricting each part within its proper limits. The ancient boundary stone stood as the witness and memorial of each man’s rights, which had been set up by their forefathers. It was forbidden to remove it. This proverb teaches us to respect established principles. 1
Application
Jesus spoke about the foundation around the landmarks in Matthew 7:24–27:
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The landmarks you set will determine if you are wise or a fool. Are you planting your flag (the direction and determination of your life) into the Rock or into the sand?
Motivation
And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4 (NKJV)
Obedience to His Word is the security we need when the storms of life come to beat us down. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please keep me faithful to You.
1. Bridges, C. (2001). Proverbs. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books
