MEMORY VERSE: it is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools, Ecclesiastes 7:5
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut 27, Ps 119:1-24, Isa 54, Matt 2
The
friends of the wise are always wise. Proverbs 13:20 says he that
walketh with the wise shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be
destroyed. Not only that, a wise fellow circles himself with people that
will tell him the hard truth not people that will tell him what he
wants to hear. A wise fellow is always wary of people who flatter him.
First of all, the wise don’t use flattery. Job 32:21-22 says I will not
show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do
not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away. If I
were you I will stay far away from people who use flattery. Proverbs
29:5 says a man who flatters his neighbors spreads a net for his feet.
Wise sisters will watch out for brothers who use flattery.
Ecclesiastes
7:5 says it is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the songs of fools. The problem with many is that they do not want
to be told off, they prefer sweet lies to bitter truth. The rebuke of
the wise will save you a lot of embarrassment and shame. It will help
you fulfill God’s plan for your life. Naaman received his healing
because of the rebuke of his wise servant, 2 Kings 5:2-15. At first he
became furious because the man of God told him to go and dip himself in
river Jordan 7 times. As he was about to leave, his servants told him
that if the prophet had asked him to do something harder he would have
done it, so why not just obey the simple instruction of the man of God.
He listened to his servant and he was healed.
Uzziah on the hand
surrounded himself with fools, 2 Chronicles 26:16-21. He walked in to
the temple to burn incenses – something which was abomination for anyone
who was not from the descendant of Aaron. Instead of his servants to
warn him, they kept on saying long live the king. They kept on reminding
him that he was the king of the land and whatever he says was final.
When the priest were warning him , the followers kept on reminding him
that he was the king and kings do not take orders from anyone. Since he
would not listen, the Lord disciplined him and he became a leper. I pray
that you will not end up like Uzziah in Jesus name. The psalmist says
let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove
me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head, Psalm
141:5. The rebuke of the wise may be harsh and unpleasant but there is a
safety in it.
PRAYER: Father, please give me the grace to turn at the rebuke of the wise.
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