August 27, 2024 – Up On The Housetop…

Up On The Housetop…
August 27, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 21:7-10
 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

   

     We have all read Prov. 21:9 and laughed. “It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.” However, what does it mean?
 

     We must remember that houses in those days had flat roofs. Often in the summer, people would sleep up there in the evening to escape the heat of the home. The roof was also exposed to all the elements: wind, rain, heat, etc.

     This rooftop was also a place where people would go to find solitude. Unlike our homes today with many rooms, these homes were mostly open. There was likely one wide-open common room where everyone lived. The kitchen, dining room, living room, and sometimes, with just the pull of a curtain, the private bedroom, were all part of one large space.

     So, what is this verse saying? It is simply saying that it’s better to face the elements on the roof than to live with a screaming, controlling, and overbearing spouse.

     Living that way is degrading and unpleasant, to say the least. It is a disaster waiting to happen for any family. And what about the neighbors who hear all that? (Oh yes, they do hear it.) Do you imagine for a moment that they are thinking, “I wish we were Christians like them?” God brought us together as husband and wife to complement one another, not to control, complain, and be critical of each other.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     

     When you get together with your spouse today, what are you expecting? Better yet, what do you think they’re expecting? We usually receive in return what we consistently give. God said we are to be one flesh, joined together by Him. If we are truly one in God’s eyes, let’s treat that ONE with love and respect.

If our relationships on earth represents the Christian relationship with Christ, does anyone want that relationship in their life?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: August 27, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Ezekiel 7 – Ezekiel 11
  Proverbs 21:7 – 10

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 109-113
  1 Co. 3