Proverbs 24:3–4: Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Insight
This is a wonderful picture of what we are to do. A man builds a house, and then he fills that house with furniture, with lovely pictures and tapestries, with beautiful personal items and valuable things. It is a pleasure to see a home like that, a beautiful home that is tastefully furnished. You and I ought to be building us a house down here, a house of wisdom, a house of knowledge. We should begin to store our minds and our hearts with all kinds of wonderful furniture, vases, pictures and lovely things. And you and I should be filling our hearts and lives with the Word of God. Oh, my friend, let’s be working toward a beautiful mansion; let’s not be satisfied with a shack. 1
Application
Our body is consider a temple where the Holy Spirit dwells. Paul explains this in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20:
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Are you using your temple for His glory? How is the interior decorating coming along? Are you using the finest treasures found in His Word to accent the living space? Are your words and actions filling your home with Holy Spirit harmony?
Motivation
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
The blueprints define the finished product. Is His Word your blueprint? – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please build Your life in me.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
