Over the years, I have seen the importance of having insurance. Car insurance. House insurance. Medical insurance. Fire insurance. Flood insurance. Life insurance. Insurance is necessary. You never know when something is going to happen and you will need it. I have sadly seen many people have the unexpected creep up and they were without insurance; the results were painful to watch.
In Proverbs, it says: “Good character is the best insurance.” The GOD’s WORD translation says, “Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed.” When I personally think of good character as insurance, it reminds me of some people I know with good character. When they got into a situation where they had a great need, dozens upon dozens of people came to help them. Yet when someone deemed a crook or a treacherous person also fell upon hard times, the floods of people didn’t head their way.
In Proverbs 11, it discusses a false balance and it goes back and forth between the upright and the wicked. It goes back and forth between the two types of people. Good character is associated with righteousness, with being blameless, with being humble. The one with good character is merciful, gracious, a guarantor for the stranger. As we read this Proverb, it is quite clear we want so badly to be the one of good character. To be this person, the only way to be this person of good character, is to know the One Who is Righteous and Holy. He is the most gracious. He is the most merciful. He is the greatest Guarantor. He is faithful. He is understanding.
“Good character is the best insurance;
crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.”
-Proverbs 11:6 [MSG]
Tania Gutekunst 