Re:Verse passage – Proverbs 23:17-18 (day seven)
Surely there is a future. Vs 18a
What does the sinner have that one might be envious of? Money, fame, perceived freedom. It’s a life that may appear easy or stress free to those looking on, but the truth of the matter is that the sinner is only living for today.
What should we have that the sinner would be envious of?
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
The word “future” found in both texts is the same word translated from the Hebrew אַחֲרִית. God has so much more in store for us than wealth, fame or anything else the sinner’s life may convey. God has a plan and a purpose for each and every one of us for both this world and the one to come. When we walk with (in the fear of) the Lord, He gives us the very thing the sinner is looking for: hope.
