Dear brothers and sisters,
Loving greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Today let us see about two important things namely wisdom
and foolishness. The real wise people will definitely fear and
seek God in their lives first but the foolish ones despise wisdom
and discipline. When we speak about wisdom we must understand
this truth that even God’s foolishness is much greater than
the wisdom of man as in 1 Cor 1:25, “For the foolishness
of God is wiser than man's wisdom,” So we cannot live wisely
without the help of God. And without the wisdom and knowledge
we cannot live successfully on this earth.
The bible says clearly who is a fool? "Fool"
in Scripture refers to all those who could not believe in God
as Psalms 14:1 says, and the one who is very arrogant and self-sufficient,
one who determines what to do on his own or orders his life as
if there were no God. See e.g. Luke 12:16 - 21. The rich man was
not mentally deficient, but he was a "fool" because
he supposed that his soul could live on the things in the barn,
[Many of us also think with our own earnings we can live a comfortable
happy life in the future] so they are not giving any thought about
God or the eternal life. Remember this truth man shall not live
by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth
of God.
What is the wisdom which the fools may despise
in their life?
Let us learn the mistakes of the fools to avoid them in our lives.
Because they think they can live longer in this world so they
use with their own mind to plan the course of life without doing
the will of God. They always think they can seek spiritual things
some other time in the later part of their life as in Luke 12:20,
“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall
be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou
hast provided? God can give the life and He has the authority
to take that life from us at any time in any way as He pleases.
The fools will do two foolish things with what has been given
to them. First of all, they will keep every thing for themselves
without thinking about others in a selfish manner as in Luke 12:21,
“So is he that layeth up treasure for himself. They will
be worse than the lepers who had the broad mind to tell the good
news to others after enjoying the blessings of God as in 2 Ki
7:9, “Then they said one to another, We do not do well:
this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we
tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us:
now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.”
Secondly, fools won’t believe in having their treasures
in heaven they will not give to God’s kingdom or to His
servants to be rich in heaven. They will keep every thing which
is in surplus in the store houses of this world in [like banks,
without using the surplus blessings of God since they are stingy
in nature.] in Luke 12:21, and is not rich toward God. Our Lord
Jesus Christ has taught us to keep things in heaven in Mat 6:19
& 20, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through
and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal:” Lastly the fools will despise wisdom
and discipline.” If we do not have any discipline in life
and fail to have self control we will get spoiled as in Prov 25:28,
“Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks
self-control.”
May the Lord help each one of us to follow him
in this month in an intelligent manner. Amen.
Your Web-Site Pastor,
Rev.
Dr. T. Marcus Devasahayam
Web-site: www.barodabibleclub.org
e-mail: marcusbbc@yahoo.com
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