It is so important for us to separate from ourselves the bad elements in life.
"A wise king winnows the wicked [from among the good], and brings the threshing wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain]." Proverbs 20:26, Amplified
To winnow is to slowly shave a piece of wood into a small sculpture. The wise king does this in order to leave himself surrounded by a group of people that is true, just and noble. It is so important for us to ensure that we are surrounded by righteous people and not unrighteous. This separation needs to be a violent one as well, sort o like a band aid being ripped from the skin; the slower you go, the more it hurts.
But the king also brings the threshing wheel over his people. This is in order to crush the undesirables and keep what is good. This action is a part of the harvest process. What this does for the grain, is it breaks the outside of it, the chaff, and separates it from the good grain inside.
These actions spoken of today are not just for kings, but for us as well. The Lord will bless our lives just as soon as we start taking our walk with Him more seriously. A part of that seriousness is a separation from wicked things and unrighteous people. Yes, we are all unrighteous, but there are some of us who just don't care and there are others who are striving towards the righteousness of Christ. We all know who they are in our lives.
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