Proverbs 11:27, “He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.”
The second portion of this passage reminds me of a warning I was given as a child, to be careful what I asked for, because if you’re asking for trouble, you’re going to get it. I never quite understood that until I grew older and came to understand that I needed to check the intention of my heart in prayer and in action. What I might think needs to happen to “that” sinner may be God’s reminder to me that I need to clean up my own mess. Just as Christ reminded us in Matthew 7 that we needed to worry about our own sins rather than our brothers (see Matthew 7:3). When we seek the good in things, we will find them because the intent of our heart is to find good. This
is a simple lesson; yet, it is powerful as we carry it into the practical application of day to day living. We must diligently seek those things that are good and we will find it; equally, when we seek mischief it will be found. (see Philippians 4:8)
Abiding Still
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