November 23

Psalm 119
This is the longest psalm in our Bible. It is an acrostic, using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The legend is that David used this psalm to teach Solomon to read and understand the word of the Lord. It is a nice legend but probably not true.
What is great about this psalm is the whole concept of using a whole alphabet to praise and glorify God. And for that, I will give it high marks.

Proverbs 28:11
A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
Discernment. Dictionary.com says discernment means :the ability to judge well.
Not just to judge but to judge well.
And then in lies the rub with between the two men -- the rich man has wealth to cloud his judgment while the poor man does not.
This defies current thinking that poor people are poor because they have no education or have made bad choices or have had bad judgment.
In Biblical times, if you were poor, it was mostly because your parents were poor. This is true today.
In Biblical times, if your parents were educated, you were educated. This is also true today.
Is it really possible to want to get out of poverty and make the right choices especially if you are 15, 16 years old?
Is the proverb wrong or is our thinking wrong?

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God bless you.