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The Foolishness of Trusting Our Own Hearts - Proverbs 28:26

11/15/2012

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Proverbs 28:26  He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely will be delivered.

One of the phrases I hear all the time is that I need to trust my heart in order to make a right decision. I know that this is popular - and that it makes for a good wall plaque (you know, Laugh, Love, Trust Your Heart), but it is unwise counsel for us to follow from a Biblical worldview. This is because one of the pillars of a Biblical worldview is the fall of man and the subsequent damage that has done to our ability to reason wisely. Our hearts are not trustworthy - and any decision based on what is in them is going to be an unwise one most likely.

Before we move on I want to review the state of the human heart for us. Since we live in a worldview that says that we are basically good, it is wise for us to do such a review.  Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us, "The heart is deceitful above all else, and is desperately wicked, who can understand it? After the fall of man in the garden the world was plunged into sin. By Genesis 6:5 we read the following summation of the human race. "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." David helps us understand our hearts when he writes in Psalm 51:5, "Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me." Our condition - and the state of our hearts - is that of being sinful and rebellious toward God. Just one last Scripture to bring this truth home. Romans 3:10-12 has a very damning indictment toward the human race. We read the following there. ". . . as it is written, There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understand, there is none who seeks for God; all have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one." It doesn't get any worse than this for us - and this is simply a biblical conclusion to what Paul had been teaching for three chapters in Romans. So, to trust our hearts - without conversion - without the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us - without Scripture - is very foolish.

The one who does this is called a fool. He is a fool because he walks and thinks with utter self-dependence. He lives apart from input, counsel or wisdom from others - and most importantly independent from God and His Word. As always, the fool here only wants to air what is in his own heart and in his own mind, thinking, and reasoning. He will consistently make decisions that are silly, stupid, and foolish. These kinds of decisions will actually cause great harm if they are followed fully.

Solomon warns us that it is the one who walks wisely that will be delivered from the harm that comes from foolish thinking. If you are wondering what we would need to be delivered from - here are a few examples.

- Samson trusted in his own heart - and rejected God's counsel on moral purity and sexual sin. In time his foolishness is truly astounding. Each night after a sexual romp with Delilah, she would probe him for information on where his strength was - and each night he would lie to her. He would not get that whatever he told her would happen to him - and he would be awakened by her to find men ready to harm him. Did that deter Samson and bring him to repentance? No - he continued to trust his heart and his romantic (more like lust-starved) feelings. In the end - he was NOT delivered - and it cost him his eyes and a radically different hairdo - which, by the way, cost him his strength.

- Saul trusted in his own heart - and therefore let his jealousy run rampant. He distrusted David, thinking that he wanted to overthrow him and take his kingdom. That jealousy so warped his mind that he killed 70 priests and put to death an entire village because he believed a lie. In the end, he was not delivered. He trusted his own heart - which eventually led him to inquire of a witch what to do in battle. That was the last straw for God - who allowed Saul to die in battle the next day.

- David trusted in his own heart - which was led astray by his loins when he saw Bathsheba naked as she bathed on a rooftop. His own heart decided to hatch several lame plans to cover his tracks when his adultery led to her pregnancy. The ultimate foolishness was having ordered Joab to act foolishly in battle so that Bathsheba's husband, Uriah, would be killed in battle. David was not delivered from the destruction his adultery would bring to his family. Two sons were killed, a daughter and 10 concubines were raped, and two costly rebellions killed thousands as a result.

- Peter trusted his own heart - that he truly did love Jesus more than all the other disciples. That kind of foolish arrogance led him to follow Jesus - but only at a distance. Jesus warned him that denials - three to be exact - would come from him before others. But Peter knew better than the Christ - he trusted his own heart and strength to stand. He was not delivered as he heard a cock crow after his third denial. He was restored later by God's grace - but he never forgot what trusting his own heart cost him.

Hopefully these four examples will help seal the deal for us in believing this Proverb. I know that I have far more than four examples of what trusting in my own heart has cost me. It is a foolish thing to do and one that always ends with a disaster. Walking wisely means walking in dependence on The Lord. Walking wisely means first coming to salvation by God's grace. Then it means walking in continued daily fellowship with God as we read His Word and desire the work of His Spirit within us. May God bless you and help you to walk wisely - and never do something so foolish as trust your own heart.
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The Sluggard's Thoughts: Mindless Muttering of a Mental Midget - Proverbs 26:16

9/27/2012

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The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Proverbs 26:16

The fourth verse we come to about the sluggard has to do with how his lack of any work ethic eventually affects his reason as well as his ego. He is wise in his own eyes - even though he does not put any work into what he thinks. He is a stranger to hard physical work - but now we learn he is also one to mental work as well. When he looks to someone for wisdom - he looks to himself. This is because of his ego - which is vastly overgrown while having no real reason to be so. He is too lazy to study - yet he thinks he knows far more than those who do. He is wiser than seven men who give a reasoned, well-studied, well-thought out answer. He is a genius in his own estimation - while his supposed genius is honestly ignorance of anything other than what he himself thinks. A legend in his own mind, he mentally gives himself the Nobel prize for everything.

Anyone who has ever done good academic work knows that this is no place for the sluggard. Good quality academic work requires painstaking study and hours of sacrifice both thinking and writing (not to mention re-writing). Someone who has expertice in a subject area has put in years of effort in order to have it. The whole idea of a "masters" degree is that someone has "mastered" a subject area. The seminary I attended required that we read a 300-500 page text for each course taken. But, this was not all we were required to do. We also were required to do extensive reading while preparing papers as well as do 1500 pages of outside reading on the subject. Even after all this effort, we were just barely beyond ignorant in the subjects we studied. Most areas of theology had literally thousands of texts written on it -some had hundreds of thousands.

The mental sluggard stands against seven men who work hard at honing their minds - and mocks all of them. He will take what little learning he has and string it together so as to think he is a mental heavyweight - when he doesn't even tip the scales of learning at a single pound. He spouts his opinion and then closes his mind to anything other than his highly self-valued moronity. He has no need to listen to others since his own ultimate genius has been voiced. Thus the mental sluggard continues his self-imposed banishment to ignorance in a miniature land of his own making.

A wise man knows that he does not yet know as he should know. He is teachable above all things - and is willing to spend more time gathering information than spouting it to others. He who holds his tongue and opens his mind is wise! He may not agree with what is said to him - yet he takes all things in an effort to become wiser still. He does not see himself as wise in his own eyes. He sees God as ultimately wise - and is actively looking for those who will speak according to God's wisdom. If you are a mental sluggard beware of lacking the wisdom of seeing yourself as not yet wise. Few things can dwarf your intellect and your spiritual acumen like being wise in your own eyes. It is proof that your field of spiritual and mental vision is extremely narrow.

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Wise Preparation for Now and For Eternity - Proverbs 21:20

7/14/2012

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There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up.   Proverbs 21:20
 
The wise man takes what God has given him and uses it wisely.  He spends some and uses it for himself, his family, and his friends.  He also saves some and puts it away for future use as well as for lean times.  Today let's take a look at the acts of the wise man who saves for his future and the foolish man who simply swallows everything God grants to him.
 
We are told that precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise man.  Whether he received these things from the practices of industry and frugality - or whether he received them as an inheritance from godly, thoughtful parents - the wise man knows how to save.  Precious treasure is an interesting word as it has two connotations.  The first is from how the word is used to refer to things like gold, silver, and other commodities.  He saves money, food, and other valuable things so that he will have access to them in the future.  Why does he do this?  Because a wise man knows that since the world in which we live is fallen and affected by sin - there will be times of shortage and leanness.  Throughout all human history there have been both abundance and famine in our world.  Joseph knew such things from God Himself when he interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh.  He did not waste time in the purcuit of gluttony and over-indulgence.  Joseph was a wise man and saved and stored much so that when the famine came he would be ready.  His foresight and obedience to God saved all of Egypt, saved his own family, and made Egypt rich beyond their imaginations.  
 
There is a second way this word "treasure" is used.  The word can also mean "temple treasures."  These spoke of treasures that were given so as to build up and maintain the worship of God in the temple.  In the dwelling of the wise there is provision stored up not only for physical welfare - but for the spiritual welfare of the home as well.  There is little more foolish among mankind than to think this world is all that there is.  They live ignorant of God and ignorant of their responsiblity to Him.  The wise man stores up for both the physical and the spiritual.  There is in his house a physical inheritance - but also a spiritual one as well.  He lives godly and rears his children to love and honor God.  He makes sure that the Word dwells richly within their hearts - desiring for them to walk with God and know Him intimately.  
 
Not only is there treasure within this house of the wise, there is also oil.  When speaking of oil - this could speak of the olive oil that was used in almost every aspect of a Jewish family.  They needed this for food preparation - for spiritual worship for annointing oil - and for medical reasons like softening wounds and helping them heal.  There was also the idea of savings - because some oils were very expensive.  Mary offered a container of very expensive oil as she annointed Jesus with it in preparation for His crucifixion and burial.  This alabaster vial was worth a whole year's wages.  When one of the prpohetic students of Elisha died, his widow was in debt and in danger of haring her chidlren sold into debt slavery.  Elisha answered this by having her collect numerous vials which later were supernaturally filled with oil.  This she sold, paid her debt, and even had plenty to kep her and her children alive and well.  This kind of oil would signify that a family was preparint for their future - for the needs of their children and grandchildren.  On a spiritual note - oil was a picture of the Holy Spirit - so one could even consider this the way that a family cherished the work of the Spirit in their lives and encouraged it in themselves and in their children.
 
The foolish ones don't save any of these things - either physical or spiritual.  Theirs is a consumer mentality.  They swallow up whatever they receive with no thought of the future.  They live by their lusts and desires - and therefore do not even consider anyone except themselves.  The end of such a life is that they are broke, both physically and spiritually.  The saddest example of this is the prodigal son.  He took a large inheritance and wasted it on the party life.  In the end he was broke.  His so-called friends abandoned him and left him to fend for himself.  This was only after he abandoned any kind of spiritual preparation for the future by rejecting his father and his father's God.  He was left with nothing - except the grace his faher would give him in the end.  
 
If we are wise we will realize we live in a fallen world.  This will necessitate preparation for our future - both physically and spiritually.  We will face famines physically that will require that lay up wise stores for that day in order for us and for our families to survive.  But there is also a need to prepare spiritually - for there will also be a day when we will face being ready for the judgment of God.  Oh to be wise and understanding so that our preparations will have our homes and lives filled with treasures both temporal and eternal so that we will be well provided for when the day comes that we need them.  May God, in His grace, work in and deliver us from a life lived for self and for the moment.  May we be ready for anything - famine in life - and fatal spiritual thinking in eternity.    
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The Slack and the Diligent - Proverbs 12:24

11/28/2011

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The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.    Proverbs 12:24

Here is a proverb that shows the difference between the lazy man and the one who works hard and is diligent in his labor. Solomon begins with a look at the "diligent." This word referenced the hard-working farmer who plowed the ground and then planted his tilled soil. Such things in Solomon's day were much harder than what today's farmer does. It involved tilling the ground behind a team of oxen - or a mule. It required a person to keep working day after day until the ground was sufficiently broken up and ready for the seed to be planted. Hard working men and women will be rewarded. The passage here says that they will rule. This was the case in that day - and it still is in ours.

One might argue with me on this because of the growing welfare state that seems to be winning the day in our nation. There are a growing number of people who do not work hard, but rather choose to live off the provision of the United States' government. They actually choose NOT to work - and begin collecting various government benefits that are made available to lazy people in our nation. What is happening slowly is that this group of people are gaining power and are learning how to vote themselves further benefits. This is a signal of a nation's downturn. They reward the lazy because they know that as long as they can keep them dumb and filled, they will be safe. But the problem is when a critical mass is reached in a society. That mass is when the ones who pay the taxes are outnumbered by those who demand benefits from the taxes collected. In time such a system will collapse because it encourages laziness rather than hard work.

What will happen in time is that this system - under the weight of its own slothfulness - will fall. When that happens a new set of rulers will emerge. They will demand work - or they will not feed the begging masses. The slack hand (meaning the one that will not work) will be put to forced labor. Look at the socialist countries on the globe. They may have started as a welfare state - but when they have to convert to communism, they will take the lazy and force them to work. If they will not work - such countries let them starve and die.

The way for a nation to prosper is to teach the value of hard work and self-reliance. One thing that is true even now is that the ones who choose hard work - will rule themselves. They may have to pay exorbitant taxes, but in the end, they can choose their leaders. The ones given to laziness and a slack hand - will have to have the socialist and the welfare state rule over them. They are not free. They are in bondage to whoever will give them what they clamor for - more of everything. But as we see again and again, they will not get what they clamor for in life. They will get what paltry sum their leaders give them - and nothing more. Truly to be hard working is to be free - to be lazy is to be a slave to others.

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