Day 217 Destroy The Walls | Proverbs 18:11-12
Destroy The Walls
11
The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
12
Haughtiness goes before destruction;
humility precedes honor.
In Verse 11.
A rich man trusts in a strong building. He thinks that his money is safe in his castle. He trusts his castle. He does not trust God. This rich man thinks that thieves cannot enter the castle’s high walls. He is wrong. He is not safe. Wealth is like a fortress that a rich man imagines to be indestructible. Today, instead of trusting in God, many people put their trust in large bank accounts, IRAs, bonds, stocks, Bitcoin, and offshore accounts.
Verse12
The Bible teaches that a truly great man is a humble man. See Mark 9:33-35.
You might have heard Verse 12 as "Pride goes before a fall." When we are proud of our self-sufficiency, we are setting ourselves up for a downfall.
The second half of the proverb is often overlooked. True honor comes after a person has shown humility and meekness—qualities not often admired in our aggressive society.
Let me ask you: It's good to plan for your retirement and have some investments, but how much is enough? I've known people who amassed large investment accounts but died before or shortly after retiring. How much do you have in your retirement accounts? Are you trusting in those accounts or in God?
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