Avoiding the Folly of the Unwise

Proverbs 1:29-31 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, they would have none of my counsel and despised my every rebuke. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled to the full with their own fancies.

Sometimes God will give us exactly what we want. I say this, but not in a favorable way. The Word is clear that it is wise to choose the way of wisdom. She beckons and calls but, like everything else, God gives us free will to choose. Do we seek what is right in our own eyes? Do we choose what gratifies the flesh and our own corrupt desires, or do we choose wisdom by choosing God's truth, and the path He has already chosen for us? The reality of life is that God has gone above and beyond to show and prove His love for us. He reaches out to us by the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Yet, He allows us the ability to decide whether we will respond in favor of accepting His offer, and living for Him, or rejecting Him and living for self. The remarkable thing about our God is that even when we choose salvation, He allows us the choice of following Him and His plan for our lives; or following our own path. Sadly, for the ones who choose Satan and his ways, and reject God's salvation in Christ, and His perfect plan, there is eternal condemnation and no possibility of gaining eternal life, once they have closed their eyes in death. For those of us who choose God but insist on choosing our own path, and ways, there is hope because God will chasten us in order to redirect our attention toward Him, and redirect our path onto the one He has for us. However, I must warn each of us of one thing; God may be gracious enough to turn us around, but He will allow us to make ourselves our own worst enemy when He allows the painful consequences of choosing our own selfish ways. The bottom line is this...when we reach the crossroad of God's path and our path, wisdom shouts, "Choose God's way!" So today, let us choose wisdom, by choosing God and His way; thereby avoiding the folly of the unwise who always choose their own way and the path of pain and destruction.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 7:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).