The Blessed Earring

Friday, April 28, 2023

It says in Proverbs 25:12, "Like an earring of gold, an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reproof to a listening ear." A wise correction is like an earring of gold? What a concept. Someone says, "Hey, you are a total hypocrite." And you say, "I'm going to engrave that on jewelry and wear that around my neck. Look, it says, I am a total hypocrite. Do you like it? It's beautiful." The point is this. A wise rebuke or a true one is more beautiful than an earring of gold. The one that receives God's correction is going to be blessed. To the wise man or woman, it's going to be as precious as gold. When God corrects you or convicts you, receive it and it will make you more beautiful, more adorned. He is going to make your life more precious, more of a treasure to the Lord. Take the correction, the conviction of God's word to you, even when it means making real change in your life. It will become to you as a precious jewel, like a diamond, even as an earring of gold.

From Message #1309 - Apples of Gold