Wisdom’s Eternal Warning
The Fear of the LORD was introduced Dream Life Mastery Review earlier (1:7) and now we find out what stands to ‘collect’ us if we do not abide in this wisdom and go our simple, mocking and foolish ways. In any study of wisdom the rank opposite (folly) must also be discussed.In Proverbs, therefore, we cannot get away from folly, fools and foolishness and simpletons, mockers and common fools characterise three discreet manifestations of foolishness – something no one reading this would want to attract.Wisdom is paradoxically obvious. (Yet, the foolish flagrantly disregard it.)She has called out aloud from the streets and public squares; from the “busiest corners” (1:21) she has made plain the gospel of good effect to anyone with sight and hearing for her message.
We only need enquire of her and she will pour out her thoughts to us (1:23). Indeed, she is constantly warning us and we know it by the amount of times we just get away with something silly, like talking on a phone whilst driving or indulging in substance abuse or telling that ‘little’ white lie.The longer we engage in these things the more we know in our heart of hearts it’s not going to end well.
The Impact of Those Consequences
The first time I really heard the warnings of section Proverbs 1:20-33 was when it was far too late for me, personally. Without going into unnecessary detail there were warnings year after year that I didn’t heed within my first marriage, and ignoring Wisdom’s warnings meant that when ‘calamity came like a whirlwind’ (1:27) into my life it was far too late to do anything about it.
I certainly understood then as I regaled the impact of the consequences – these that will last the rest of my lifetime, and indeed my children’s lifetimes too.Some things in life have finalising consequences, and still God can make the best out of our folly when we genuinely turn back to him.And we’ve all perhaps a story or three to tell of warnings we did not heed, and later than sooner we paid dearly for them. It’s the nature of wisdom, which is the nature of life and the way life generally works.
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