Bishop Keith Butler
May 9
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. (Proverbs 10:2)
Treasures that don’t profit seems contradictory. The very word treasure implies something that is valuable, perhaps full of money, jewels, or precious gems. However, Proverbs 10:2 tells us that if the treasures come from wickedness, the profit will never benefit you. The treasures of wickedness rob from you. It will steal from your joy, your peace, and your overall satisfaction. Money gained through sin will not add one day to your life. It will actually rob you of an asset you cannot replace, which is time on this earth.
On the other side of the coin, Proverbs 10:2 talks about the righteous. It doesn’t say they have a chest full of gold or have amassed a huge amount of gain, but they do have something the wealthy wicked don’t have; that is salvation.
The salvation of the righteous is not just the sparing of an eternity from hell, but it also spares them from attacks on their life, attacks on their character, and attacks on their well-being. Being righteous is not just about praying a prayer; it is about living in a way that aligns your choices and your life with God’s way of doing things.
Don’t trade righteousness for money. Don’t trade God’s protection for financial gain. In the end, the only thing that will matter is how you lived for God.
How can you sow into what God is doing? The wicked horde their treasures for themselves, but the righteous have sown into the Kingdom and know that God’s protection is on their lives. Ask the Holy Spirit to put on your heart something or someone specific to sow into this week and follow His lead.