[NFBF-Melbourne] DEVOTIONAL

[Dr. Joyce Taylor]

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

 

T.G.I.F. - Thank God I'm Forgiven!

 

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DAILY DEVOTION

 

Wisdom and Folly

 

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in
the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she
uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love
simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate
knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto
you, I will make known my words unto you.

Proverbs 1:20-23

 

Sometimes as we look at the world around us, it's hard to believe people are
acting the way they are. Perhaps you remember the story of the man in
Pennsylvania in 2018 who robbed a bank and was quickly captured because he
signed his name at the bottom of the note he handed the teller. Then there
was a New Jersey woman in 2022 who went to the police station to apply for a
security job, even though there was a warrant out for her arrest for credit
card fraud. In England, in 2021 a man who had escaped jail and hidden from
the police for months was arrested when he broke the COVID lockdown and went
out to buy a copy of the newest Call of Duty video game.

The truth is that because all of us have a fallen nature, it is easy for us
to find sin attractive. Solomon pointed out that people living without God
and His wisdom enjoy doing things that are wrong. And James reminds us that
it is the sinful desires of our own hearts that make temptation attractive
to us: "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
enticed" (James 1:14). Unless we are willing to turn to God and follow Him,
not just for salvation but for strength every day of our lives, we will
easily be led astray by things that seem good and enjoyable, but lead to
destruction. It is not our own wisdom, but the wisdom of God that protects
us from the allure of sin. It is His wisdom freely made available to us,
that warns us of dangers and guides us to the right path.

Following the wisdom of God protects us from the foolishness of sin.

 

 

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