Our thought for today is a continuation of the previous verse. The temptation to get even is never a product of wisdom; yet, it is easy to justify the thought by convincing ourselves that an individual received what they had coming to them. The problem with this mindset is that it is very inconsistent with an individual who is a recipient of God’s grace. If we have been washed in the blood of Christ, then Christ has taken the judgment we deserved, and God no longer looks at us in light of our actual works. We rejoice in the fact that God has withheld from us what we deserve, and it is clear in scripture that we are to forgive others, as we have been forgiven. This is the root of our struggle isn’t it; the difficulty of forgiveness? When we find it difficult to forgive others and we take the spirt of Proverbs 24:29, we can be sure that we are not living in the reality of who we really are outside of the blood of Christ. We must preach the gospel to ourselves daily; because, it is in the gospel, that we get a clear picture of who we really are. Not only that, but we get an accurate picture of who God really is, and this must be set before us, if we would attain everyday wisdom.