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Ever hear a parent tell you or another not to stick a metal object into an electrical outlet or you will get shocked? I have seen it done time and again by those who refuse instruction. We had a cousin who tried it and suffered the consequence. If the one person is tending toward being wise, they will heed instruction. But there are those who are intent on doing their "own thing their way". In respect to that you also find those with short lives lived out.
And Proverbs 26: 4-5 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
In respect to that which these state, they appear as speaking the opposite. Yes, they are opposite and if you and I choose to imitate the style of a fool, we will be one too! If you or I choose to respond to a fool as one who would be wise, then we will make that 'fool' out to be the wise man to imitate and to follow.
Instruction is there for us to reach and obtain to live by. It will keep us when it is the instruction given by the Lord. If one would pay attention to any news of late, you would be reaching for that of the one who speaks as the 'fool'. Life should be the foremost character of the person speaking. Are they representing the life Jesus came to give us? Are they representing love that is of God?
Do they display that song in their heart or just a complaint about another?
Fools are like animals. They will not use their brains. They do not take time to think through a situation or problem. They are ruled by their emotions and lust after their own desire.
A wise person will take instruction and apply it to their life. They could see a Doctor for some problem in their body and take the information with prayer to God and find, yes, that drinking extra water is helpful to keeping a healthy body. So why not drink more water every day to see that desired affect appear?
Another is taking a homeless person giving them the right things, with good intentions and speaking instruction to get them off the street, yet if they refuse it, it is throwing money, and services and good toward something that is void of understanding.
We must want to value life, not complain about it. We must desire to work at this life God has given to us to have that song in our heart.
If I value nothing, if I place no value on the life of a child, I am nothing. If I place no value in my marriage, I am as nothing. If we do not value the laws that built this 'republic', we value not the God who planned its inception.
People truly want to help other people and especially those who are down and out. Prayer is certainly a good place to start. Feeding people is a 'great idea'. But we must remember if we had parents, when we got to a certain age, we were expected to help with the evening meals, with clean up and with making it a team effort.
If you always got served with breakfast in bed and no clean-up and no actually plan of being apart of family, then you will most likely choose to have breakfast in bed with servants at your beacon call!
WE each have a role to play in this life given us. It is one that calls on us to be accountable for our actions. It calls us to have character strengths to rise at 4 or 5 am, to go to a job, work the best we can for the company, to make that check for spouse and children. The object being families filling communities with activity that seeks each person doing their part in the life they are given.
Psalm 14:1-3 The fool has said in his heart, " there is no God". They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt, there is none who does good, no, not one.
Heard this woman speak the other day. She announced her run for the White House in 2020. In her speaking she spoke she had sought God. I heard that and wondered what god she sought. For those who would speak ill for another's hurt is wrong. To be intent to destroying a man or a woman's character because we do not like them is sin. Any one thing that which is done with pride in the heart against another is as iniquity just like satan revealed when he fell from heaven.
Romans 12:9-17 NKJV 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. 14 Bless those ho persecuted you; bless and do not curse; 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
The thing is that many men have no regard for good things in the sight of all men. Many are not saved. Many know not Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We must operate in God's wisdom and declare His truths, we use money wisely not to just make others think that we are all that and more. For hypocrisy is the actor who just plays a role to convince others of their intent. They use children, and families as their springboard but in truth show a much darker side to death to unborn children. Truth is made know by the one who seeks life and not death of others, it seeks to reveal truth and not lies, the one who seeks to live is the one who seeks God who gives life to us. Hypocrites demand their ways and agendas. Hypocrites reveal death and hate with violence.
Just look at what they wanted to do to Jesus!
YOU and I must abhor what is evil. We must cling to that which is good. We are to be kindly affectionate to one another in brotherly love.............remember this is speaking to the church body.
We are to stand with voices declaring God's truth as the wise displaying character that is one of strength and honor.
Matthew 5:38-41 NKJV You have heard that it as said, "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39 But I tell you not to resist any evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right check, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Your example and mine to others is to be loving, but we must be willing to stand toe-toe with evil and give God's truth. For when they slap you with evil , we turn to expose the other check. We reveal God and His love but we do not back down nor turn away.
For some reason, I always tend to think of the movie Forest Gump and his reasoning given by his mother, "stupid is as stupid does!" I do not want to be the foolish. I know we stumble, but I do not want to be the foolish or act like the "fool".
For whatever the situation or problem, we are to be the true follower of Jesus who speaks out in faith that is by us living in the spirit, operating by loving others by choice and experiencing God as our Father ,who has good in mind for us.
May His kingdom come to earth for us today, to see the unseen, to prevail in prayer for all dignitaries and those who would lead this nation of America or the nation you reside. As we seek the other's good we will speak that good that is of the Father in heaven revealed through Jesus and displayed by the Holy Spirit in power through us.
No matter the chaos, God leads. It is to be our desire to freely forgive understanding that forgiving another may not mean that person or group is right, but it does free you & me to continue in God & become what HE purposed for our lives. May we represent a song that is forever sung for the glory of our God through Jesus Christ.............yes it is the demonstration of the Spirit and power....Amen!
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