Seven Times
August 30, 2022
“Seven Times"
Blessings folk!
A much needed Proverbial word for today…
Pro 24:15-16
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
ESV
We are to do no violence against the home of the righteous.
We are not to “lie in wait”…to plan…to think…to scheme against the dwelling of the righteous.
What is meant?
Often, the wicked think that the righteous will be “easy prey”.
Such is not true.
Though the righteous fall seven times, they will rise again.
The wicked?
They will stumble in time of calamity.
They will not rise again.
The NLT helps…
Pro 24:15-16
Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
NLT
Yes, the godly may stumble.
They may stumble at the hand of man.
They may stumble at their own hand in sin.
Yet, they will get up again.
They will press on.
Grasp this.
Fear not.
Get up!
Press on!