Today I am sharing a comment on Proverb 21:30 from Ray comfort.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
If I had a worldly hero, it would be Thomas Edison. Atheists claim that he was one of them, but he wasn’t. He said, “I believe in the existence of a Supreme Intelligence pervading the Universe.” He was ungodly, but he was no fool.
Not only was he the ultimate inventor, but he wasn’t afraid of failure. He said that failure taught him what not to do.
But my greatest admiration for him, was his humility. He had the wisdom to say, “We do not know one millionth of one percent about anything.
How different that is from the hubris know-it-all generation in which we live. We may think that we are wise, but if we do, we are fools in the eyes of God. The wise know that to be true.
After reading what Comfort wrote, I was reminded of what Paul wrote to the Corinthians in his first letter, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Christ the Power and Wisdom of GodFor the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” Isaiah 29:14
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
It is easy for us to think we are better than we really are. The Jews, to whom God had given the Law, along with the promise of being a great nation and the source of great blessings to others, thought they were better than the Gentiles. Then the Gentiles who accepted Christ as their Lord and savior, began looking down on the Jews who rejected their Messiah and the salvation offered by Their own God. We must always remember that our faith comes from the one who created us all, and the wisdom we gain through our relationship with HIm, is only contingent up us recognizing we are all children of God and we must not ridicule others, but reach out to them with love. When we become arrogant, we stop using the wisdom we gained from God.
The LORD Considers the Heart 01 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, 02 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, 03 To do righteousness and justice 04 A haughty look, a proud heart, 05 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, 06 Getting treasures by a lying tongue 07 The violence of the wicked will destroy them, 08 The way of a guilty man is perverse; 09 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; 11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; 12 The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, 13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor 14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, 15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, 16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding 17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, 19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, 20 There is desirable treasure, 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue 24 A proud and haughty man–“Scoffer” is his name; 25 The desire of the lazy man kills him, 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; 28 A false witness shall perish, 29 A wicked man hardens his face, 30 There is no wisdom or understanding 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, |
How great message