Title

Pits and Stones

Scripture
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
(Proverbs 26:27)
Devotional
As always, we interpret scripture by scripture. We never do so by emotion, feelings or even life’s experiences. Let the Word interpret the Word. Therefore, let us understand this Proverb by another: “Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he himself will fall into his own pit.”(1) Jesus said it this way, “For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”(2)
Whether it is in giving or judging another, how and what we do will come back on us. My mother would say it like this: “You’ll always get your comeuppance.”
If we judge, we will be judged. If we accuse, we will be accused. Any wrong that we attempt to do to another will eventually roll back on us. It is simply the law of sowing and reaping. Should I say, the law of digging and rolling? Therefore, let us not dig the pit of vengeance or roll the stone of retribution.

(1) Proverbs 28:10, (2) Luke 6:38
Text For The Day
Proverbs 26:27: Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
 
Thought For The Day
“Pity Sir Robert Watson Watt Strange target of his radar plot, And this, with others I could mention, A victim of his own invention.” Sir Robert Watson Watt, the inventor of the radar, after being arrested for speeding.
Questions To Ponder
 
Morning Study Guide
Defining:  “Proverb”: A truth spoken with few words. The book of Proverbs, “a collection of moral and philosophical maxims of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic form,” Easton’s Bible Dictionary.
 
Referencing: “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai,” Esther 7:10.
 
Applying: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap,” Galatians 6:7.