Wisdom for Living Well From Proverbs – Wisdom for Working Hard
Text for Sermon: Proverbs 6:6-8
Introduction.
We are talking about living wisely and well in a fallen and foolish world. Or to say it another way, we are talking about living wisely and well among fools without becoming one. But sin has made us all fools, so we need wisdom from God to overcome the folly of sin.
To live wisely and well you have to live with the goal, the destination in mind, you have to live with an eye on eternity, on God’s ways, not the world’s ways.
Proverbs gives us God’s wisdom for every facet of our lives from birth to death and everything in between. So it stands to reason that work would be a significant topic in Proverbs since work constitutes a huge part of all of our lives. We all work and benefit from those who work.