Meditate. Think wise not foolish thoughts.
I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark." Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate. Both will die. So I said to myself, "Since I will end up the same as the fool, what's the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!" For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten. So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless--like chasing the wind. Ecclesiastes 2:13-17
Wise and foolish people share the same fate. Both will die. It is meaningless like chasing after the wind. When I was a kid…about six or seven years old...we would chase dust devils—whirlwinds that would come across the fields and into our yard. We’d run inside to see if it was really calm inside. Stupid. We’d be covered with dust and sometimes weed seeds. Dirt in our eyes and mouth. Ugh! Chasing after the wind is not a very smart activity.
Consider the quality of life
before death for the wise and the foolish. Those who are wise may chose to have
wholesome foods and activities—whereas the foolish may chose to have foods and
habits, like smoking, that cause their bodies to become diseased and deteriorate.
The foolish are often reckless, lack common sense and reject God and His ways.
Here are some scriptures that may help us focus on the contrast between wisdom
and foolishness.
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And this is what he (God) says to all humanity:
'The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real
understanding.'" Job 28:28
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Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true
wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever! Psalm
111:10
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Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true
knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7
Choose for yourself. Be wise or be foolish.
Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, Help me to always wisely choose to think, do and say that which is… true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. To think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. From Philippians 4:8.
Verses of Salvation ~ But you
must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are
true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught the
holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive
the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:14-15
Bible Trivia Answer to the
Question: Where do we first see the Trinity together?
In Genesis 1:2 The Spirit was with God, hovering over the waters, but we don’t specifically see the Father and the Son. In Genesis 1:26 it says…"Let Us make mankind in Our image…." In John 1:1 it reads, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him….” So Jesus was in the beginning with God…and the Spirit…when everything was created. So we can see the Trinity together in the beginning.
Bible Trivia Question for next week ~ Name seven things we’ll see…or won’t see…in Heaven.
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