Sermon Notes to the Homeless Hope Chapel 10.18.09

The Foolishness of Folly

 

Proverbs 9: 9, 13, 16

9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.

13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.

16 “Let all who are simple come in here!” she says to those who lack judgment.

I. Add to Learning -this glorious virtue of wisdom increases your learning in the Lord and in his Knowledge. We are to seek to be enlightened by the wisdom of God and his Word. Learning by adding to your Faith the knowledge of your Lord and Savior and his words. The Bible says to Study to show yourself approved unto God a workman. When is the last time that you increased your knowledge of the scripture? The Bible speaks of gross darkness… that the people sat in gross darkness until Christ Came. Listen to this verse:

The Glory of Zion Isaiah 60

1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you..

This tells us that God no longer intends for people to sit in darkness but to experience his Love and Wisdom and Knowledge to increase in Learning. There was a period without Christ that people didn’t posses the knowledge of his power and his ability in their lives. Or have knowledge of his Salvation. So add to your Soul the knowledge of God and His love, His Light and His Salvation. Arise and Shine for your light has come and you no longer need to sit in darkness. It is time to learn about the Lord.

II. Folly - Recklessness, thoughtlessness, irrational behavior…How many of you have ever acted irrational, reckless, thoughtless and it left you in a world of hurt. Folly is following the trickery of your own stupid beliefs. It is your wisdom without truth. It is foolishness without Gods word. Folly is you acting in behavior that is ungodly. Foolish and has consequences. It is a life without Christ or Faith in God. For the fool has said in his heart there is no God.

9:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

Folly indicates a deception of your heart, and a misguided mind and heart. To operate in folly is to be deceived and indicates there will be deception. It is to live your life independent of God and his Wisdom. To try to succeed in life without the instruction manual of God or his Holy written word. You cannot succeed without God and you cannot make it without his help and holy counsel. Folly is for Fools and they perish in their ways. Repent of Folly and thoughtlessness and seek ye the Lord while he may be found and call upon him while he is near. And you will find help for your souls.

 

III. Undisciplined - This is a life without correction or authority within it. there are no guidelines or morals or convictions upon which your life is based. There is no moral law or higher calling to do good and to seek justice and truth in your hearts. You have not received the correction of Heaven and the Rod of God to guide you. His Rod and His Staff do comfort you. It states whom God loves he corrects. You must allow correction in your life to cease from sin and ungodliness. Life without Christ is a life with boundaries and morals and convictions. Confess your lack and the greatness of your need in order to receive the greatness of heaven. And the Glory of God will give Hope to your souls and strengthen your weak will and mind. Don’t allow an undisciplined life to not be a discipled life in our Lord Jesus. You can learn and repent. - Don’t allow yourself to be without knowledge of good. You have possessed a knowledge of Good and Evil because of original Sin but God wants to nurture you back to obedience and give to you the knowledge of Christ and his Peace. Listen to these words in the New Testament. About those who lack knowledge and discipline.

 

6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak–willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

It states they are always learning but never able to come to the truth. That these men oppose the truth and as far as faith is concerned are rejected.

What a shame to end your life or come to the end of life and to have rejected the truth and have no Faith. This is sure Folly that leads to destruction eternally and spiritually. There is no victory or peace in a life that rejects God and his Holiness. As far as their Faith is concerned it is rejected…they have denied the Christ, the Messiah, and have chosen wickedness and a faithless life. It states their folly or thoughtlessness will be made known to all. In the judgment all men will be revealed for who they are.

IV. Those who lack Judgment …they will lack judgment though they will experience judgment or be judged. They will come to know what correction is and the judgment of God. The Bible says it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Therefore I want to ask you today to change, to repent to no longer be lacking in judgment but accept the truth of Gods word for your life. Christ is the escape of Gods judgment, those who find him find life and the happiness that knowing him brings. Will you today believe in him and allow him to bring mercy to your lives and health to your brokenness and wounded spirits and hearts

May God keep and help us today to add learning and wisdom to our lives to be presentable to him in the day of his wrath and coming. So help us God. Amen..

 

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