So I've passed the time of David's reign and I'm up to Solomon (which, by the way, I think is a pretty awesome name.) Which means that, mixed in with 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, I've been getting to read Proverbs.
It feels different to me than any time I've read it before. Every time that I remember previously reading it, it was great, sure, but the proverbs felt mostly disjointed and... well, wise, but... I don't know. Something was missing. There were a few verses that I really loved, but the book as a whole tended to lose my attention. But this time, it's like a long drink of water on a hot, dry day.
Maybe it's because I've grown up some. Work a more-or-less 40-hour-a-week "real" job. Pay more bills. Whatever the reason is, Proverbs makes a lot more sense to me this time through. It feels like a timely guide to life about how to deal with friends, coworkers, priorities, and finances.
I don't have any more specific thoughts about Proverbs (I do some mornings when I'm reading at 5:20 waiting for the bus, but that was a long time ago in the scheme of the day...), just a growing gratitude to God for blessing me with this guide to wise living.
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is!
(Proverbs 15:23 ESV)
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