Jul
6
Ring the bell!
Filed Under Christian Living, Proverbs
It was M.C. Hammer who declared, Yo, sound the bell, school is in, sucka! The Old Testament book of Proverbs sounds the bell for us in our willful blindness and blind willfulness as sinners–or as Proverbs like to call us fools. It is worth noting this list of characteristics of the fool–one who thinks he sees, knows and understands how life works, when in reality he is blind, ignorant and confused. In Proverbs a fool:
- is convinced he is right (12:15)
- quickly shows his annoyance (12:16)
- is hotheaded and reckless (14:16)
- spurns discipline and correction (15:5)
- wastes money (17:16)
- delights in airing his own opinions (18:2)
- is quick to quarrel (20:3)
- scorns wisdom (23:9)
- is wise in his own estimation (26:5)
- trusts in himself (28:26)
- rages and scoffs, and there is no peace around him (29:9)
- gives full vent to his anger (29:11).
NOTE: Any resemblance to actual persons living or in my life or myself, for that matter, is more than coincidental–it is the living and true God bringing the lens of his perfect wisdom to bear on our lives.
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