Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23

The first few verses speak on the idea of being content. We always want more and are pretty sure the person who has more is better off. We know deep down that riches and more won't make us happy, but we just want to feel comfortable. The selfish pursuit of those things is unwise because it replaces the goal of righteousness with the goal of stuffness (not a real word, but used for emphasis). This goes back to the Matthew 6:33 principle which guides us to seek Christ above all else and we will find that our priorities change and we have all we need. The order is important, very often we think, "if I can get such and such, I'll feel better and then I can give Jesus a chance." Give Jesus yourself and your life will be complete, in fact it will never be complete without Him.
Verses 17-19 is my prayer for all of you. That you will find the path to Christ which is complete trust and faith in Him and that you will stick to it. That you will desire the real hope that lies in Him. And back to v. 17 that all of us would withstand the temptation to be jealos of those who selfishly pursue the things of this world (sinners) and we will desire the right things of the Lord.
Verse 20 is interesting because it equates drunkeness and gluttony. Drunkeness is much more likely to be a poor witness to others, but God also wants us to be grateful for the provision of food and for us not to over do it in that area as well.
Be wise in the way you look at things, give it all over to God see and do it His way and...

Go Live.