march 4, 2013

PROVERBS 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? This verse stands out to me as a Christian. The book of Proverbs is for believers so we can have the mind of JESUS and live like HIM. This is the problem in our churches today, get saved and then go out and do whatever we choose JESUS says HOW LONG, YE SIMPLE (silly fools) ONES, WILL YE LOVE SIMPLICITY (foolishness)? So if we love simplicity then we do not love HIM! JESUS says and the scorners (talk arrogantly) delight in their scorning (bragging), and fools hate knowledge? If we hate knowledge then that means we would hate GOD! PROVERBS 1:7 says The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. We see this all the time in Christians and try to help and encourage them to study and learn more about JESUS but they never have time or just choose to watch TV or anything besides spend time with JESUS. I do not understand this because we will spend eternity with HIM and we have the ability to know HIM right now and forever more. Personally this verse is what reminds me of how important it is to walk and talk to JESUS daily and to know him more and more. I have learned that if I read a verse in the Bible and it makes me mad or angry that it is the HOLY SPIRIT convicting me of my sin and wrong doing. JESUS continues to shred any justifying we try to come up with on why we can’t learn more about HIM! I just want to encourage all my brothers and sisters in CHRIST to spend time and talk with HIM daily and learn as much as we can so at the judgment seat we can stand before JESUS unashamed because we have studied and know HIM!