Proverbs 9

Proverbs 9.
Do you want to be Wise" or "Simple?" It Really Is Up To You!

“Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
2 She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;
she has also  a set her table.
3 She has sent out her young women to call
from  the highest places in the town,
4  "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says,
5 “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I”

It is very easy to see the comparison made between the wise and the simple. Wisdom builds-establishes stability wherein a simple person never seems to be able to "get it together." Solomon says it is not "bad luck" but rather "bad choices" that create the lives they live. How ironic that God has told us time and time again there are just two doors before us, one leads to life and the other to death!  We get to choose! Jesus said we can choose to "follow Him" and He will give us life or we can choose to take a different path. Our decision! But that path will lead to destruction and death!  Again, our decision!

What does Solomon mean by "simple?" The word is is used to describe someone who goes through life with  blinders on. You know the type. They repeat the same destructive patterns time and time again. They go from one failed relationship to another, then another, and another. They keep looking for the "right one!"  I am not a math person but I do remember working with fractions, there is a numerator(the number on top) and a denominator (the number on bottom). The 'simple' do not seem to grasp that no matter how many times the numerator changes, the denominator remained the same-them!

The only way to change the outcome is to change the denominator! The problem is not with others, it is within you. But you can change the outcome by changing the path and seeking Christ's wisdom and following Him! Be blessed and don't choose the path of the simple!

Rev. John Watford
Lead Pastor
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