"How do ye say, We
are wise,
and the law of the LORD is with us?
Lo, certainly in vain made
he it;
the pen of the scribes is in
vain.
The wise men
are ashamed,
they are dismayed and taken:
lo, they have rejected the
word of the LORD;
and what wisdom is
in them."
Jeremiah 8:8,9
How Does God See Us?
"Wisdom" may best describe our present scientific and
cultural plateau, yet spiritually we are foolish
indeed.
Many
people, seen as wise in the eyes of the world,
are
fools in the eyes of our Lord.
The
atheist who audaciously affirms,
"I
know there is no God,"
is
elevated upon the pedestal of intellectualism
and wisdom by the world of pseudo-science,
yet
God calls him a fool (Psalm 14:1).
Humanists, who deny the existence of sin,
and
contend that one's conduct should best be determined
by
circumstances in which they find themselves,
are
applauded and lauded as the wise one's of our age.
God,
in no uncertain terms, has said,
"Fools
make a mock at sin"
(Proverbs 14:9).
The
world cries out,
"Do
what makes you feel good; do your own thing!"
God
has decreed,
"He
that trusteth in his own heart is a fool"
(Proverbs 28:26)
The
rich farmer in the twelfth chapter of Luke,
who
found comfort in his accumulation of worldly goods,
would
be seen by many among us today as a wise man indeed.
God
called him a fool!
How
does God see us, my friend?
Our
nation seems to be floating with the tide of moral
and
spiritual corruption.
Are
we drifting with the tide?
Or
are we willing to stem the tide?
I
would rather be a fool in the eyes of a foolish world,
than
a fool in the eyes of my all-wise Creator!
How
about you?
The
mere handling of God's Word is no guarantee
of
spiritual fidelity.
The
Word must master you and become part of your life.
"Lord Dictated Them"
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