Reading your Bible for today November 5

November 5: Proverbs 17:2-5

KJV Key Verse: Proverbs 17:2
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame , and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Devotion:
We may like to think we live in a society where there are no servants and masters any more, but we would be fooling ourselves if we did. Not only is this still around in third world countries, but here in the west too. The Bible also describes us as being “servants of God”. This is in no way a derogatory term, but rather a term used to describe the way in which we should respect and work for God.

When I was young we had servants in Africa, but we tried to live with them in a respectful manner where they would not feel any humility and we wanted them to feel welcome at all times. One thing I learned as a child, if we had done something wrong, Mum and Dad would believe the servants before they believed the lies that we would be spewing out to cover our rear ends!

We must always remember that no matter how low the world looks down on us as servants of God, we will still be getting that share of His inheritance when He takes us to heaven with Him! We may go through rough times, but the Lord is asking us simply to do something special in our lives for someone else. When we go out and tell lies or “stretch the truth”, we are breaking our promises with God.

When we bring shame on any person, whether they be our servants or whether they be down and outs, we are bringing that shame on God because He is the one that has made us all! Be very aware of what you do to others because God is there watching us all the time and He will always tell the truth about what we do.

Points to Ponder:
Have you heard anything on the news lately where someone did something good?

Are you showing your Christian love like Christ asked us to?