Meditations From Proverbs, Part 11

"And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, and say, 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.'" -Proverbs 5:11-12

What a strong reminder to finish well, for who desires to look back at their life and see nothing but consequences of sin and say to themselves, "I hated instruction"? The wake of our lives will tell a story. It is never too late to start doing what is right. We must listen to the voice of wisdom, so that when life draws to an end, we will be able to say with the apostle Paul "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing" (2 Timothy 4:6-8). That's the way I see things.