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Be Not Thou Envious - Proverbs 24:1

Be Not Thou Envious - Proverbs 24:1 

INTRODUCTION

Unlike jealously, envy is not an attribute of God. Rather, it is a product of a sinful nature found only in man. Long before it ever manifests itself to the eye of man, it first devises its plan within the heart (Mark 7:21-23). Unfortunately, it is not a problem that plagues only the most wicked of men, but it also frustrates the righteous. Therefore, it makes sense that Solomon would warn his son to guard his heart against the dangers of envy. According to Job, envy slays (Job 5:2), and it often slays both the victim and the participant. Therefore, the believer must battle each day to keep envy from overtaking his heart and defiling him.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

  • (For smaller children) Joseph's brothers envied him. They wanted to kill him, but decided to sell him as a slave (Genesis 37:11, 18, 20, 26-27). He spent 13 years as a slave or prisoner. He did not envy his brothers who were at home, but served God where he was. When he saw his brothers again, he helped them (Genesis 50:21).
  • Do you find yourself envying others? Why do you envy them? Is it a righteous thing that pleases the Lord? Will the things for which you envy them help or hurt you at the judgment?
  • How does envy suggest dissatisfaction on the part of the believer? How does God feel about it when believers are not satisfied with what He has given them?

PRAYER NEEDS

  • Ask God to help you guard your heart from envy.
  • Ask the Lord to help you be satisfied with His will for your life.

HYMN

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Daily Proverb

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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