September 4, 2024
Wisdom -- Part 3
Proverbs 4:14-15
09/04/2024
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not
walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and
pass on. (ESV)
One year our youngest daughter gave me a magnet for Father's
Day. There on the refrigerator are words of wisdom, ``Life does
not come with an instruction book. That is why we have dads.''
Solomon was a dad teaching his children, desiring that they
listen to him so to keep themselves out of trouble. He pleaded
with them to listen to the words of wisdom, and spoke of the
benefits of fearing, loving, and trusting in God above all
things.
He also warned them of the problems if they ignored this
lesson.
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in
the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn
away from it and pass on.
If the fear of the LORD, if walking in the paths of
righteousness bring the comfort of knowing God's love, then
straying from that path brings sorrow, pain, and death.
Following God gives us the comfort of knowing His love and mercy.
We know, in spite of the worst that the devil, the world, and our
own selfish desires may say, that we have the comfort of the hope
of everlasting life. If we turn from Him, we are confronted with
the reality that we are without help and without hope.
May our Lord turn our hearts to follow the teaching of
Solomon, to seek wisdom and the fear of the LORD above all
things. Amen.