Proverbs 3:7 “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
Having just told us in Proverbs 3:5-6 to “Trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding but acknowledge Him in all our ways and He will direct your paths, Proverbs 3:7 follows up with a timely admonition to not be wise in our own eyes. Rather than having I can do it myself mindset, we are told to fear the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom, and depart from evil.”
We do have to choose between being man-centered or God-centered. Being wise in your own eyes is not wise at all. That mindset drips with pride and arrogance, of being a know-it-all. Being full of yourself makes one a fool. Instead of being in love with yourself and thinking you are it, you should humble yourself and acknowledge there is God, and you are not Him. The Fear of the Lord comes from a person’s heart where there is the recognition of God followed by reverence and respect for God. He is the creator, and we are His creation. Having this fear of the Lord causes one to see that His ways are right and out of that comes a heart of obedience. It is a heart that rejects what God rejects and embraces what pleases Him.
Are you full of yourself? Self-centered? Or are you full of the fear of the Lord? God-centered?
Continue Strong this March Remembering our Savior,
And remember to DATE the Word