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Wise or Foolish?

Be wise

Prov 13 Once again we see the fruit of discipline for one’s person as one’s children. Just as in Psalm 1, it is the wise who are blessed and given honor from the Lord and in contrast is the ones who choose to not are called fools. Over and over the writer encourages the reader to choose wisely lest they fall into the camp of the fools. 

Again, you can dress like a homeless person but instead have great wealth but you choose to not take advantage of it. This person is also a fool. 

Fools are those who have abundant blessings but choose to act as if they have none. They are fools because they have rejected the discipline of parents and circumstances God has allowed into their life. These are the tests that God presents that we may choose wisely, to reject and not learn from these tests is foolish. 

Help me Lord to choose wisely lest I too be called a fool. 

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Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

Matt 24 and 25 This is an old saying that says we can economize in small matters but miss the opportunity to save or gain in large matters. So what does that saying have to do with these two chapters? Jesus is telling the disciples to be wise one must be discerning where they spend their time, talents as well as their money. It is all about whether one has been stingy in their faith or extravagant.

Jesus teaches on the faithful and wise slaves and the wise and foolish virgins so that we may be prepared for His return. Both parables teach that when Jesus returns for His own, He will evaluate how the slaves and the virgins have used the time and talents they were given. The master is Jesus and He will be pleased with those who are working faithfully but displeased with those who not prepared. He will see that there are both slaves and and  virgins who were wise and He will also see those who were foolish. 

The master is looking how we use what He has given to us. Are we stingy or are we generous? Are we waiting to use what He has given us in the now or are we waiting for tomorrow?

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The Fool and the Sluggard

Which path are you on?

Proverbs 26. Chapter 26 is often referred to as the “book of the fool and the book of the lazy,” sayings from Solomon but recorded by the Hezekiah’s wise men.  The first half of Prov 26 refers to the fool and the other verses speak to the lazy. One often wonders what transpired in his courtroom and could it be that these wise sayings he gleaned from seeing or hearing both in his presence?

The fool is a fool because he has rejected the wise counsel of him who is wise. (1) Why would you take counsel from the fool? To do so is your folly. (2) Why would you try to train the fool by trying to lead him or counsel him? He only learns the hard way (by whip or rod). (3) Why would you send the fool on a journey with a message when you know that it will either be lost or rehearsed incorrectly?

Then there is the lazy individual who refuses to work and Paul spoke to these individuals. Paul reminded them that he, who is lazy and won’t work, should not benefit from the toil of others. The lazy man/woman is not a seeker of wisdom. He is called the sluggard! He is habitually lazy! We have met people like this who think they are wise but their attitude and behavior, and yes sometimes, their countenance reveals their lot in life.

We can glean much from Solomon through the words he spoke as a wise man himself. Take heed to this counsel today.

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