Proverbs 18:11 (NASB1995) [11] A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own imagination.
Take note how this proverb ends - “in his own imagination”. During the Old Testament times cities were fortified with high walls to protect them from their enemies, to keep them secure. That’s the analogy Solomon shares with us in this proverb. Wealth is imagined by many people to be what keeps them secure, what will protect them in this life. If there is one thing that is being proven in this pandemic is that wealth does not do that.
Are we still wondering what our God is teaching us in these troubling times? It is not wealth, or health, or politics, or world organizations, or the brightest of minds, that keeps us safe and secure.
Psalms 18:1-2 (NASB1995) [1] “I love You, O LORD, my strength.” [2] The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
And only through Christ, in His death and risen life, can we enjoy this peace from God as we take refuge in Him.
John 16:33 (NASB1995) [33] “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
Christ overcame the world by paying the price for our sins. When we repent of our sinful, rebellious life, and believe in Jesus the Christ, in why He was sent, to die for our sins, our sins are washed away, and we are forgiven. There is no greater peace our hearts can have than to know that forgiveness. And when Our faith in Christ reconciles us to God our Father, there is no greater fortress than knowing we are back in the strong and loving arms of our God. That is when we are secure - no matter what circumstance we face in this world. And we have this security all the way to eternity.
We don’t have to imagine this…just believe.
