Consider It Well & Receive Instruction
" Then I saw and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction." — Proverbs 24:3 [KJV] Observation is the life of understanding. Experience is the joy of faith. Learning good from others' harms is true wisdom. Can we look around us among the circle of our professing acquaintance, and not see the awful effects of slothfulness in the ways of God? What supine indolence to the cause of Jesus, and careless indifference as to the health and prosperity of the soul, do we behold! A very affecting description of this the Spirit of wisdom here presents to our view: "I went by the field of the slothful," (the once seemingly growing and shining professor) "and lo, it was all grown over with thorns," (the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, has choked the word, Matthew 13:22.) "and nettles has covered the face thereof;" (the rank weeds of corrupt lusts, sensual gratifications, carnal pleasures and deligh