Banquet With The King: April Fool’s

- The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1

- The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. Proverbs 12:15

- Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. Proverbs 13:16

- One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. Proverbs 14:16

- A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. Proverbs 18:2

- But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. Matthew 5:22

Meditate on wisdom and foolishness.

Is this little alligator foolish?

I couldn’t let today go by without commenting on fools. There are more than 70 verses about fools in the English Standard Version of the Bible. That is a lot about fools and foolishness. The verses above are just a few of the ones that jumped out to me. What is a fool? My German grandmother would say it is a Dummkopf. That is a person who lacks good judgment.

April Fool's Dayis a day that people, especially children in school, have traditionally played pranks on each other. It’s the one day of the year that people can do silly stuff and get away with it. Or can they? No one wants to look foolish—and it is often the prankster who ends up being the fool. The joke is on them!

Jesus spoke about fools in His Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew 5-7. This verse above, Matthew 5:22, emphasizes the danger of calling someone foolish. Going to hell? That’s pretty serious. There is a better way to deal with anger associated with foolishness. Jesus suggests reconciliation.

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24

Reconciliation is the key to a good relationship. No blaming others or putting them down. No dirty rotten pranks. No anger. Just humble conversation and acceptance of the other person. Reconciliation with God is a good thing, too. It sets us right with God. In this passage below, it indicates that God wants us to help others be reconciled to Him.

And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God!" For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 NLT

Reconciliation is not a foolish thing. It brings the views of two or more people together, creating compatibility. No April Fool’s in that.

Prayer – Lord, help us to be willing to put aside our own selfish desires and reconcile our ideas, goals, and values with You and with others. We don’t want to be foolish, but wise. Give us Your wisdom, that we would honor You in all that we think, say, and do.

Verse of Salvation ~ Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense. But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:21-25 NLT

All scripture quoted from the English Standard Version (ESV) unless otherwise noted.

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