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Who is Your Counselor?  Proverbs 12:5

2/22/2018

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Proverbs 12:5  The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
 
Today we have a simple proverb that contrasts the righteous and the wicked.  One of the things that the Word of God makes very simple is knowing the difference.  Our world is confused about such matters and finds it odious that anyone - even God - would categorize people into two such groups.  That is what happens though when men decide that they themselves will determine what is good and evil - which was the choice that was made in the fall of man.  Man decided that he himself would stand as ultimate authority over good and bad - right and wrong.  What is fascinating is that modern man has come to despise the whole idea of wrong, wickedness, and sin.  There is no such thing for modern man.  Maybe there is a lack of education - or a willful ignorance of the barbaric nature of anything like absolute truth.  Nevertheless wisdom is gained by being able to detect differences - to discern right from wrong - and even to begin to see how men and women come to think, know and act according to what is just or what is deceitful.
 
The first thing God makes clear for us is that the righteous are clear in their thinking.  Their thoughts are filled with justice.  “But what is just?” you may ask.  How does someone determine the difference between what is just and what is unjust?  For the righteous man identified in Scripture, God determines what is just.  Thus the thoughts of the righteous, which are just, are determined from what is written in the Word of God.  This is not a problem for the believer who knows that God’s character is perfect, wise, loving, gracious - and yet also just, righteous, and holy.  This also means that the righteous man will not be tainted by selfishness or by self-interest.  He will desire justice apart from the corrupting influences of this world or even of his own selfish heart.  That is a good thing because issues like greed, sensual lusts, bitterness, racism, and any other myriad of problems that have come due to the fall of man into sin will not dominate the righteous man’s judgment.  He has chosen to die to himself and live to make decisions based on what God says it proper.  One of the things God said to leaders and to those who were given the responsibility of judgment among His people was that they were not to act with favoritism or to take a bribe to pervert justice.  They were to judge according to what God said and had revealed in His Word. 
 
As God compares the righteous to the wicked there is a major difference.  The counsels of the wicked are revealed to be deceitful.  Their judgments are tainted with deceit and lies.  Their judgment is clouded by selfishness and a desire to please themselves.  They can be bought with the right price to pervert justice.  The word “counsels” is important for us to see here.  The word “tahbulah” meant counsel or wise advice.  The problem for the wicked is that they ignore God’s advice and counsel and appeal to their own selfish and self-centered heart.  That is why justice comes out wrong when they seek to offer it. 
 
King Saul is an excellent example of how this works.  When he began as the king he adhered to God’s counsels.  He listened to the prophet Samuel and followed the Lord fully in the early years of his kingdom.  But when he was told to destroy the Amalekites he decided to take counsel within himself.  He destroyed everything he saw that was bad - but then decided to keep everything that was not despised.  He even kept wicked king Agag alive - as a trophy for himself before other nations.  God was grieved that Saul had moved from the wisdom of the righteous to the self-interest of a godless man.  In time Saul would continue on his path of self-centered, wicked counsel.  It would lead him to make an attempt to kill godly David some 24 times.  It would goad him to murder the priests of the Lord when he thought they were working with David to overthrow him.  The ungodly counsels of his own heart were so treacherous that when he was desperate to hear from God on the eve of the battle that would cost him his life, he turned to a witch and tried to speak to the dead to get answers for himself. 
 
Who is your counselor in life?  Is there a standard - a truth you turn to as you seek to live in this world?  The wicked turn to themselves and to an ever-changing code of ethics based far more upon their own lusts and desires than on anything remotely close to wisdom.  The righteous man has learned the secret of living by God’s perfect, holy counsel.  He has learned to come to God and His Word and humble himself to obey what God says. Such a lifestyle may not always be the most comfortable - but in the end - it is the wisest way to live.


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Liar's Stink! - Proverbs 13:5

8/7/2017

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Proverbs 13:5  A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.

One of the notable aspects of a wise man’s character is the way that he loves truth.  Lies and falsehood are not good things for us to have in our lives.  In fact according to the proverb today - they stink! 

We read here that a righteous man hates falsehood.  Just to review quickly, the righteous man is the one who loves what is right.  He does not love what is right in his own eyes - but has learned to love what is right in the eyes of the Lord.  This God makes known to us through His revelation of Himself and His will in the Scriptures.  They are wholly truth, without any mixture of error.  We can know and trust the way that right and wrong are portrayed for us in the Bible for it is God’s revelation of what they are to us.  We, by the way, cannot be trusted with such things because we are fallen creatures who can easily be deceived - and honestly, who often deceive ourselves.

Hate is a strong word - and yet it is the word that God uses here to tell us what our relationship should be to falsehood.  This is the Hebrew word “sane” which means to dislike, be hostile to, or to loathe something.  It is wise to loathe falsehood - to intensely dislike it - and to be hostile to the acceptance of it in our minds and hearts.  Falsehood refers to lying or doing something in vain.  The phrase “in vain” may be lost to many today because it is not a commonly used word.  It has the idea of doing something without meaning or purpose.  When we live for things that are unacceptable to God, we are living in vain.  There is no purpose or meaning to our actions or words - indeed even our lifestyle.  The wise man hates such words, such choices, such a lifestyle.  He longs to live in the truth - and to live in fellowship with the God of truth.

The wicked man is different.  He acts disgustingly and shamefully.  The first of these two words literally means to stink, to have a bad smell and came to refer to those who not only physically stunk, but also to those who were odious in their behavior.  To say that the Lord is saying to us the lifestyle and choices of the wicked stink is not an understatement at all.  The wicked act in a way that is odious to God.  They spiritually stink!  They also act shamefully.  Their actions are disgraceful.  They should be ashamed of how they act.  Such actions should bring on humiliation and embarrassment.  This is because they live out lies.  The way they act is contrary to God’s ways - and as such is something to be ashamed of before Him and others.

The wicked man stinks!  He stinks spiritually as he walks through life in rebellion toward God and toward the truth.  He loves his own way and his own thinking and reasoning.  The problem is that he smells to high heaven of rebellion, sin, disobedience, and godlessness.  Fortunately for such people there is a place where they can get the stink of rebellion and falsehood off of themselves.  That place is the cross of Christ.  There, as William Cowper wrote, is where we can find the cleansing for our sin.

There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel's veins
And sinners plunged beneath that flood,  lose all their guilty stains

The dying thief rejoiced to see,  that fountain in his day;
And there may I, though vile as he , Wash all my sins away

The vilest, stinkiest person clinging to the falsehood of sin can be cleansed - de-odored if you will - by what Jesus Christ did at Calvary through His death, burial, and resurrection.  Thus we can be changed from the stench of falsehood in our own ways and the ways of the world - to one who has the sweet smell of redemption and grace having had our sins washed away by our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Where to Get "True" Justice - Proverbs 29:26

12/29/2012

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Proverbs 29:26  Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice for man comes from the Lord. 

Where do you get justice in our world? Today's proverb weighs in on this issue in a way that reminds us that we need to keep an eternal perspective on all things. This world may seek what they call justice from the officials who rule over it, but true justice for mankind comes from God.

Many do seek the ruler's favor - and consider that justice. The problem comes when you realize that rulers are not always righteous. There are rulers and officials who receive bribes and favors to turn justice toward the one who gave them. Another problem arises when you read the statement that "many" seek the ruler's favor. That means if your bribe is not high enough, you lose. If someone else comes along and offers something more or something better, justice goes to the highest bidder. Such was the case with Haman, Mordecai, and Esther. Haman, angry with Mordecai because he would not bow down to him, paid a ridiculous amount of money to the king to have "his justice" enforced. That justice did not involve punishment on Mordecai - but on the entire nation of Israel. He did not want Mordecai to be punished alone - he wanted the extermination of his entire race. The price was right - and a decree was made to have the Jews destroyed kingdom-wide. Thus goes justice when you seek the ruler's favor. The real problem for Haman though, was the justice he bought was not final. When Esther gave two banquets for the king, told him he was a Jew, and on top of all this the king later learned that Mordecai had saved his life - the price for this justice went much higher. In the end, justice from the king meant Haman's hanging, the destruction of his entire family, and the destruction of Israel's enemies in the city and throughout the kingdom.

God warns those He puts in authority repeatedly against taking bribes perverting justice for a price. Although power can corrupt - and absolute power can corrupt absolutely - God alone is the One Who cannot be corrupted. Therefore wisdom tells us that, "justice for man comes from the Lord." God's justice is based on His perfect righteousness and justice. He does not have such things - He IS such things. God does not base justice on a set of laws given by others - He is the Lawgiver, He is the Source of righteousness, and He is the Judge. His throne is founded on justice and righteousness. When He speaks, He speaks with absolute authority - and - with absolute, perfect just and right decisions. When He speaks and judges - His statements are final - and always beyond question. Here is what He said about Himself when revealing Himself to Moses. "The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation." (Exodus 34:6-8) God is just - but our salvation is not His justice, but His mercy and grace.

Justice for man truly does come from The Lord. The gospel bears this out. God is just and the Justifier of the one who believes in Jesus Christ. He carried out His perfect, absolute justice when Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross. If there ever were a time when God might have set aside justice and righteousness - it would have been for His Son. But God's justice is perfect - and Christ had to die for sins for man to be forgiven and made righteous in God's sight. Thus the fullness of God's justice and wrath fell on His Son that day. But . . . as a result, justice for man comes from the Lord. We have a choice - to face the full brunt of God's wrath for our sins ourselves - or to turn to Jesus Christ, believe on Him, and receive grace and mercy. The Just God - had His justice satisfied by the death of His Son for sin. Now He will justify (declare righteous) anyone who turns to His Son in repentance and faith. No man can offer such a thing. Therefore the wise man is the one who seeks absolute justice, not from fickle men who can change justice as often as they change socks, but from God. He will not only give just decisions here on earth between men - but will give the ultimate justice to us in heaven - not based on us paying the price of our sins - but based on the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Best Principles Upon Which to Preserve the Republic

6/30/2012

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Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.  Proverbs 20:28
 
What preserves the king or the president of any society?  According to today's proverb - which presents to us the wisdom of God - it is loyalty, truth, and righteousness.  Now I hear what is happening there where you are reading this - you are rolling on the floor laughing uncontrollably.  But regardless of what our current society thinks or practices, this proverb is true.  So, let's take a look at what is taught here - because good leaders follow these principles.
 
Loyalty is the first principle we will look at today.  A good leader knows that loyalty preserves him and blesses him.  But the Bible does not refer to blind loyalty.  This begins as loyalty to God and to His principles in Scripture.  That loyalty will create in others who see it a desire to follow and be loyal to their leader.  The best example of this is king David in the Old Testament.  A group of men gathered themselves around David and served him in every situation imaginable.  They did this because they watched David be loyal to God's principles first.  His loyalty to God showed his men that they could rely on him to be loyal to them.  This engendered the most amazing loyalty in them.  Therefore the best of leaders do not seek loyalty by commanding it - but rather by being an example of it in their relationship with God.  
 
Truth is the second principle that preserves the king.  This follows the first principle because we see that what a leader is becomes far more important than what he requests or demands of his followers.  When those who are around him realize that he is an honest man who values truth - they will see that they serve an honorable man.  This love of truth will protect and preserve him no matter what happens.  Consider Daniel for a moment when thinking about this proverb.  Daniel loved the truth of God more than anything else in his life.  Therefore when he faced either living according to God's truth - or that of a king corrupted by his officials - Daniel chose God.  He prayed to God even though the king made a law saying one could not pray to anyone but him.  But what at first seemed to get Daniel in trouble - became the manifestation of how far his God, to whom he prayed, would go to protect and honor him.  In the end - even the king pledged to protect not just him - but even the honor due to his God.  
 
Righteousness is the last principle tha preserves the king,  This particular promise even states that God will uphold the throne - or seat of power - of one who embraces what it right.  In our society we question whether there even is an absolute standard of right beyond what we ourselves choose to make our own personal standard.  Thus, over time, we've embraced things that oppose God's standards and are trying to make them right - even though they will be the very things that undermine the pillars of our society and make it crumble.  The godly leader realizes that God is the One with absolute authority to determine matters of right and wrong.  He also realizes that God has revealed Himself through the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament in the Bible.  Therefore a wise leader holds to things like the 10 commandments as a basis of good law.  He sees the value of using the Bible in case law to help determine what is right and wrong.  As a result, such leaders have God's very standard of right upon which to build stability in a nation.  Granted such things require the rule of law, which can be hard to embrace.  Without it though, a society will become lawless and will degenerate to however the flesh desires to live.  If you read the latter part of Romans 1 and Galatians 5:16-20, you will see that such a state will be very lawless indeed.  
 
Rule by true loyalty to God, truth, and righteousness is a rule that God Himself will support.  There is no guarantee that such a rule will not face difficulties, but at least one knows that God's support and deliverance will be there to help such a nation survive the worst of times as well as the best of them.  How wonderful it would be if such wise leadership would return to our nation.  The way we can support such a move is to first establish these three principles in our own lives - and then teach and widen their influence as God grants us favor.  We cannot establish them from a top down election.  At this point in our history, such a thing would result in wide-spread revolution.  What we need it revival of such things first in the church among our leaders and people.  Then as the wisdom of our ways is seen - we can hope and pray that God will allow them to spread through revival and through seeing others embrace them as they embrace Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  This, dear brothers and sisters, is the way to establish godly leadership.  First it comes individually - and then through influence it spreads to larger groups.  May we be wise enough to embrace it now - and pray that it spreads through the grace of God to His glory - and our benefit.
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Blaming the Holy Spirit for "Our" Plans and Leading - Proverbs 19:21

5/17/2012

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Many plans are in a man's heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand.   Proverbs 19:21

There is a practice among Christians - and honestly - I am ashamed to admit that I have followed this practice at times in my life.  The practice of which I speak is that of making plans - carrying them out - and then later blaming them on God or on the leading of the Holy Spirit.  Let me give you an example of this practice.  There was a time when I really wanted to do a certain thing.  Over time this plan, which was in my heart, began to dominate my mind and my thinking.  One day I decided that I would do it - and honestly - without really taking it to the Lord and seeing if it was His will or not.  As "the plans of my heart" continued to be implemented, I would tell people that God had led me to do this - or that the Holy Spirit put this on my heart.  Well, as with all plans of men that arise out of their flesh - the plans of my heart crashed and burned.  But now my resposne was to tell people God was responsible for leading me into them.  

This kind of thing happens again and again in the Christian world.  There are people who promise and swear that God is the One who led them into a certain choice or action - when it is pretty clear from a study of Scripture that this choice is unscriptural.  I've had people tell me that God was leading them to divorce their wife.  I've had young ladies tell me that God was the one who led them to date a non-Christian.  They joyfully asserted that God was going to bring their young man to Christ.  In the end - someone was converted - but it was not the non-Christian.  That is why today's proverb is so important for us to understand.

There are many plans in the hearts of men.  These plans reside in a heart that is fallen - and in a heart and mind that desperately needs repentance.  As a result, as Paul has said, their understanding is darkened - and they are unable to come to godly decisions.  "But I am a Christian," some will assert - as if simply being a Christian guarantees that we will always make decisions in concert with the will of God.  The fact is that if we are not renewing our minds with the Word of God we are prone to fatal errors in judgment.  The fact is that if we are not denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following Christ - we will be sadly mistaken about a myriad of things.  The fact is that if we are not trusting in the Lord with all our heart, not leaning on our own understanding - acknowledging Him in all our ways - He will not be directing our paths.  The fact is without these things happening daily - and even hourly - we will be directing our own paths.  The "many plans" that dwell in our heart naturally - will be what lead us.  

The proverb today tells us that it is, "the counsel of the Lord" that will stand in the end.  What is the "counsel of the Lord?"  In previous posts we have seen that this word "counsel" refers not to advice given that we can either choose to follow or not.  It is not just God's opinion on something that we can reject. The word means counsel that is given that is expected to be followed.  This is God's Word - the Scriptures - and when God offers His counsel on a matter - that matter is decided.  To do anything else is now disobedience and rebellion against God.  I know that sounds harsh to our post-modern way of thinking - but what has post-modernism brought us that will stand in the end?  

This proverb is kind of a warning to us.  The warning is this . . . you have many plans in your heart.  This fact is not denied.  The problem is that your plans are not guaranteed to stand.  They may be good ideas or they may be bad ones.  You may even have plans that succeed according to the ways of this present world.  But the fact is that the only plans that will stand are God's plans.  Nothing else will stand - ever.  And please understand that God is speaking on an eternal basis.  It is one thing to have our plans blessed in the short term - but quite another for them to be blessed now, and forever more.  Psalm 73 speaks of how David saw the wicked prospering and almost lost his faith over it.  But then he came into the sanctuary and into God's counsel.  He saw that although their plans were doing well for the short term - in the long term there were serious - even infinite problems with their way of living.  In the end they were destroyed and consumed.  They fell all at once - and there was no recovery for them.  Their plans - all those plans that were in their heart - led them to a short term prosperity here and now . . . but to an eternal judgment in the long term because they had no regard for the counsel of the Lord.  

Here is a quick way to make sure your plans are blessed beyond the short-term.  Consider how your plans will fare at the judgment seat of Christ.  Think using the Scriptures.  Think and consider your plans with an eternal outlook.  I can guarantee you that a billion years into the afterlife - no one will be patting themselves on the back in hell.  They won't be joking about how good they had it back during the 60-70 years they were alive and doing their own thing - living according to the "plans that were in their own heart."  They won't find it comforting to see how they "outsmarted God" for a few years while they ignored all His warnings about their choices and behavior.  What will be of comfort for all eternity is the fact that God's counsel stood - and will stand forever.  The plans of His heart will be established and therefore, it is that counsel and those plans that we should seek to know and follow.  
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Lookin' for Wisdom in All the Wrong Places . . . Proverbs 17:24

4/10/2012

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Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24

In order to have wisdom we must be one who has discernment. What is interesting is what the Scriptures have to say about how we get this "discernment." We are told by James that if we lack wisdom we should, "ask of God" (James 1:5). We are also told that God offers this wisdom as One who gives freely to all without rebuke when they ask. In Proverbs 2:6 we are told ". . . the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." This is a promise of the same thing mentioned here in Proverbs 17:24. It is only when we turn to God and listen to what He has to say that we have what is necessary to grasp wisdom. The discernment needed for this is the ability to determine what differs between two things. The vast majority of decisions we will have to make in life will involve one of two choices placed before us. If we cannot discern the difference between these two things - we will not "understand" which is the will of God and which is not. The wise man knows only because he fills his mind with the Word of God - and learns to discern and distinguish between things because of the counsel he receives from God as a result of meditating upon the Word. He sees clearly and can distinguish between things that are worldly, fleshly, and spiritual.

The fool knows of no such wisdom. His eyes are not fixed on God, but on the "ends of the earth." The fool looks everywhere for answers - everywhere except God's Word. He looks to the wisdom of man, the wisdom of godless scholars, the thoughts and meditation of gurus, or to his own understanding. Others turn to a darker side, looking to false religion, the occult, spiritism, and even to drugs for enlightenment. Our culture turned from God in the 1960's to eastern religious thought and practice. The rock and roll world introduced us anew to the so-called enlightenment of eastern religious sages, Hinduism, Buddhisim, and various other eastern ways. The culture grabbed onto reincarnation and the thought that they could discard their individualism and become part of the one - with no real self-consciousness at all. Others turned to philosophy that started at Deism, but eventually turned to Naturalism and its eventual end Nihlism and complete hopelessness. These movements have given to us all the same problems that the culture of Canaan gave to its inhabitants. There was not wisdom in all this - but multiplied foolishness that has ceded to us a disregard for life or any kind of moral code. Our current post-modern philosophy has reached its conclusion with the view that there is no right or wrong - no truth - no absolutes (except the absolute that there are no absolutes - which by the way is an absolute) - and no basis for societal cohesion except the rare times when we agree on something.

Seeking some other answer to life than that of "absolutist" Christianity - the world has gone hunting for anything other than truth. The result of their search mission is more like a search and destroy mission for anything and anyone who would dare to say there is absolute truth. But what has the wisdom of this current dominant culture given us? Since their deconstruction of Christian morals and absolutes has ensued, we've watched 2 world wars and a host of other smaller ones - numerous ethnic cleansings - political theories that allow dictators and rulers to decimate their people (as in Russia, China, Cambodia, and most of tribal Africa). The wisdom of the ages is nothing more than the same old lie that thrust our world into darkness in the first place. Either there is no God - or we ourselves can be god. That does not end well. Maybe the answer is not found in looking to the "ends of the earth" in search for some secret wisdom of the gurus. Maybe the truth all along has been right under our noses in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It is my hope that by turning again to God and to His Word we will recapture the wisdom that has been abandoned by recent generations - and that God will revive His people with understanding so that they will not be fools. That, though, would require mankind humbling themselves and turning to God with ALL their heart, soul, mind, and strength. It is my hope that our current "great minds" would humble themselves and understand that unless we surrender ourselves to God . . . there will be very little wisdom available to us. 

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The Right-Wrong Way of Man's Religious Thinking - Proverbs 16:25

3/7/2012

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There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. Proverbs 16:25

Ever since the fall of man we've been making the wrong decisions as a race - and - as individuals. The whole world was turned upside down at this event - and man has had his thinking on right and wrong completely ruined. That is what today's proverb deals with - and it is one that we should take very seriously - especially when it comes to spiritual matters - and more than anything, when it comes to salvation.

There is a way that seems right to a man. We truly blew it when we decided to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Ever wonder why this was such a huge blunder. I mean, isn't it a good thing to know the difference between what is good and what is evil? But this is not what entered into the heart of Eve, then Adam when they partook of the fruit of this infamous tree.

They ate of something forbidden by God. In fact, there was only one rule in the garden - just ONE! They were not to eat of the fruit of this one tree. But they chose to eat - and by eating brought the entire creation into futility by their choice to sin against God. We will NEVER be drawn closer to God through disobedience. That is something you can take to the bank every day you live. They were not eating of a tree that would help them know the difference between good and evil. This was not a discernment tree which would help them choose good things the rest of their life. They were wanting to partake of good and evil - they wanted the knowledge of both. The way that seems right to a man is a way that experiences good and evil - and therefore man can choose which he wants. The problem is that once he chooses to DO evil - to ACT evil - to WANT evil - he will be enslaved to it.

There is a way that seems right to a man - which includes knowing evil intimately so he thinks he will be able to choose what is best. But the reality is that the end of this way is the way of death. Jesus said that whoever sins is the slave of sin. We cannot "dabble" in this stuff enough to see the wrong of it - then consistently choose against that wrong. The wrong enslaves - and warps - and lies - and deceives - and in the end, kills.

As we look at this proverb, there is another danger in the "way that seems right to a man." This again proceeds from eating and participating in the knowledge of good and evil. Once the pair had eaten of this fruit - they knew both good and evil. That knowledge made them think that they could reject the evil, choose the good, and become acceptable to God. What was birthed at the foot of this tree was man-made religion. What came to life within the wicked breast of man in that hour was the idea that man can make himself acceptable to God by his works. Do more good than evil - and God will have to accept you. There was a false idea of God that was perpetrated by the devil there - and it was the height of wickedness. Satan said to Eve, that she would not die when she sinned - but that in having the knowledge of good and evil - she would be like God Himself! She herself would then be able to determine what is good as well as what is evil! Birthed in that infamous moment was the lying games of human philosophy as well. The thought that by the working of our own minds we could determine good and evil - as our own little gods!

Since man thought that he could determine what is right and good - there was no need for God. There was no need for the Almighty to grant revelation. We were good enough in ourselves to determine for ourselves what was right and what is wrong. Since that time the heart of man has been a veritable idol-factory. We are experts at fashioning gods of all kinds. Man is hopelessly religious - finding some god that he can worship. Problem is that according to Romans 1 - he finds worship in all the wrong places - looking for god in too many faces. Actually he even looks for God in animals - four-footed creatures - bugs - and in various self-styled versions of himself. Man eventually will have a god of his own making - who will look like, act like, and condone a lifestyle just like the one he is currently living. Anyone who has looked at the pitiful gods of the Greeks and Romans has realized that they were more lecherous and despicable than the men they supposedly ruled over on the earth. We think there is a way that seems right - but it only confirms our previously embraced wickedness and desire for sin.

Hope for mankind lies not in the fashioning of another parthenon of gods, but in communication and mercy from the One True God. There is a way that seems right to man - to each of us - but it is infinitely flawed by sin and selfishness granted to us by our descendants. We are the products of Adam and Eve - and we are after their likeness - and after their sinfulness. Hope comes when we see that God sovereignly reaches down to us and reveals Himself through His Word. There IS a way that is RIGHT - but that way belongs to God and to His revelation of Himself to us through the Scriptures. There is a way that does not lead to death - it leads to life. But that way is through God's provision of life through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. What we need is not our own ideas. We need the life of God - the righteousness of God - and the kindness of God which leads us to repentance. God has made a way - but it is His way. He has made a way - but He did not consult with us as to what it was going to be. When man was embroiled in his sin - in fact before man ever existed or had sinned - God provided a lamb, slain from the foundation of the world. Salvation was - and ever is His idea - His provision - and His act of mercy and grace to us. Oh, that we will remember that - and daily worship Him for His wonderful grace in Jesus Christ.
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Truth That Saves or Lies That Betray? Proverbs 14:25

1/7/2012

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A truthful witness saves lives, But he who utters lies is treacherous.   Proverbs 14:25

Here is a proverb that at first glance deals with being truthful or a liar.  But as we look at what God is truly saying in this proverb, we see that this goes farther into what we are sharing with others - and whether we are sharing a saving message or a treacherous one that will cost people everything when that day comes upon all the living and the dead.

I am going to comment on this proverb from the last phrase first.  The one who utters lies is treacherous.  There are those who share things that are not truth on a mere earthly level.  This is called lying - and the Bible says that we are not to bear false witness to our neighbor.  This simply means we are not to lie to others.  So on a mere earthly level it is sinful to speak lies to others.  It hurts relationships and betrays trust, which is so important to the very bedrock upon which they are built.  But there is a greater sin - and that is being one who speaks lies about things that are beyond the earthly.  They lie about heaven - about eternity - about God.

There are those who do this very blatently.  Atheists like Richard Dawkins and his fellow mockers write quite voluminously about their opposition to God, His Word, and His salvation.  They offer no honest alternative except a life lived for self as God.  Thus they bring a very "treacherous" message.  They mocking turns people from the things of God - as their flesh desires - and they put God and His gospel out of their minds.  They see this as freeing because they no longer think themselves under His law - no longer bridled by His moral restraints.  But truly their message is treacherous - because they still must stand at the judgment seat of the One whom they deny.  Like the fool who stands in the street denying the existance of the bus barreling down the road toward them - they will find that denying God's existance does nothing to stop the inevitability of His sure and exactlng judgment.  On that day how they will be ashamed at their false and damning beliefs - but that day will be too late.  The treachery complete - they will join Dawkins and all his mates in hell where they will be tormented for their foolishness and unbelief. 

This is not how it has to be though.  God speaks a blessing on those who are truthful witnesses.  We are told that a truthful witness saves lives.  Here is where we see this proverb transcend the physical.  True, speaking the truth to someone can save their life physically - as the one who confronts the drug user or alcoholic that there is a horrible demise awaiting them at the end of the road of their lifestyle.  But what we are dealing with is a salvation dealing with more than just our physical lives.  The truthful witness shares the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ with those who need to hear it.  They speak the truth regardless of whether it makes them popular or not.  They consider popularity with God infinitely superior to the familiarity of those on earth whose opinion of each other changes as often as the wind changes directions.  They know that there is a God and that we must stand before Him on that fateful, yet glorious day.  They know that there is nothing that will stand on that day but perfection - the absolute righteousness that God demands when He says, "Therefore be perfect, as God is perfect."  (Matthew 5:48)  There is no way we can achieve this standing for our righteousness is as filthy rags before the perfect God of this universe.  Thus we must turn to His provision - which is the only way and the only hope for us for eternity.  He made Him who knew no sin, to become sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:20)  This is the answer - and it is the only answer acceptable in that day. 

The world may hate this, but it is true nevertheless.  We have a choice therefore as His children and His ambassadors.  Are we going to be treacherous to our friends, neighbors, and associates - or truthful?  Do not take this choice lightly - for the difference between obedience and rebellion on this point will often be the difference between others seeing you as a true friend or a treacherous one.  It is the difference beteween life and death.  Speak the truth saints - whether it is popular or not - whether it is socially acceptable or the word by which you are made a social outcast.  There is nothing more important than being a truthful witness who saves lives!
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Plowing for What Kind of Moral Harvest? Proverbs 14:22

1/5/2012

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Will they not go astray who devise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good. Proverbs 14:22

Today's proverb has to do with the payoff for both evil and good. There is a pay day for living in a way that is morally wrong. God uses quite an interesting picture of the one who is planning and devising evil. The word used here is "haras" which means to plow or to till the soil. The kind of plowing that is being done is plowing and planting evil. The evil is both moral and ethical in its reach. The fool spends his time plowing this way - and planting a very morally perverse crop into the ground of his life. The proverb tells us that the ones who live this way - will err. They will wander about and go astray. They will be intoxicated with their sin and as a result wander off not really realizing the danger of their actions. In the end they go the wrong way and wander into a moral wasteland.

Unfortunately I've watched this kind of moral wandering many times. They begin to plow the fields of their life with questionable morals and ethics. As they do this they speak of their freedom to do what they want - and usually disparage the Word of God for its straight-laced moral views. But in the end they wind up wanding off into things they did not intend to do. They only realize this when they've gone much father than they expected - or when something devastating happens to them because of their moral blindness. It is a sad thing to watch - because as those counselled by Scripture, we see where they are going. That is why this is voiced to us in a rhetorical way. The rhetorical question is that they are going to wander and err who plan and plow evil in their lifestyle.

To counter this erring way, we are also given a strong statement about what awaits those who plow what is good in their lives. This good (Hebrew word "tobah") is something that is well-pleasing, fruitful, proper, and morally correct. Of course all these things are referring to how God's Word affirms the moral direction that they are taking. What is promised to those plowing in this way is mercy and truth. Let's take a closer look at these two words.

Kindness is the Hebrew word "chesed." That word means to receive mercy and lovingkindness. The word is used of God's love constantly in the Old Testament. It is the closest kin to the Greek word agape in the New Testatment. It refers to God's covenant love with His people. When we choose to plow in a way that is morally in agreement with God's Word, God loves us - and will shower us with His grace, mercy, faithfulness, and goodness. That is what awaits right moral choices. The second word is "truth" which is the Hebrew word "emet." It refers to faithfulness - and is often combined with ideas like God's righteousness and peace. When we plow our lives with godliness and moral rectitiude, there will be a harvest of peace and righteousness that will come to us. Rather than the wandering destructive ways that come to those who plow evil, there is a blessing that showers on those who seek a crop of good things. That blessing is a righteous life - a peaceful existance where we know where we are going. There will be the smile of God and the light of His presence upon this person's path. He sows to godliness and reaps an abundance of joy, light, and life as a result.

When I consider this proverb I cannot but come away from it without remembering the promise of God that we will reap what we sow. To the one who is plowing and sowing evil this comes as a warning that his ways are not good. He will eventually be led to wander and even be destroyed by his ungodly moral choices. To the one plowing and sowing good there is the confident expectation that a good crop will grow - yielding 30, 60, and 100 fold fruit to the glory of God - and to his own blessing and welfare. So the question to ask is simply this, "How are you plowing the fields of your life and future?" 

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Why God Considers Lying Such an Abominable Thing - Proverbs 12:22

11/25/2011

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Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.  Proverbs 12:22

God does not like lips that lie.  That might be because the ultimate adversary He has is called a liar and the father of lies.  It also might be because God speaks truth without any mixture of error any time He speaks.  God is absolutely opposed to lying, liars, and any form of deception.  He says in this proverb that he sees lying as an abominable act.  The devil believed and held to, and eventually stated a lie when he fell from heaven.  Since that time the adversary of God and our souls has attempted to build his own kingdom, one based upon lies and deceit.  These lies oppose God and all that He is.  That is why God finds ALL lying abominable.  Every lie is a damning thing, for it was the lie that brought our condemnation, and it is a lie that condemns anew every moment of every day.  Embrace a lie and you are embracing the devil and his program to bring you into the judgment of God.

God delights in the faithful.  It is because of God's faithfulness that we are saved.  It is because of how God held to the truth, even when it meant having to condemn His own Son for becoming the sin-bearer for mankind.  Being a faithful one means holding fast to God's truth, which is THE truth.  God delights in those who deal faithfully, because they are embracing His own character.  Think about it for a moment.  The devil lies to us wanting to get us to believe his lies so that we turn from God and His Word.  We trust the devil because he promises us happiness and pleasure.  The problem is that in the end his promises don't include the "fine print" of the judgment that awaits - along with the heartbreak and death that always come with sin.  Godly, wise men deal faithfully because they know God's truth and they carry within them God's character in the person of the Holy Spirit.  Therefore they live for the truth as well as live it out daily. 

Wisdom is living out the truth.  It is being faithful to God.  It is speaking faithful promises.  And ultimately it is sharing the ultimate faithfulness of God shown to us in the gospel.  This is the life in which God delights.  Wisdom is loving that life, living that life, and being an example of His faithfulness.

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