Forsake Foolish Attitudes
Text: Proverbs 9:6
‘’forsake the foolish, and live; and
go in the way of understanding’’
It is a foolish attitude to
continue to remain an enemy of God after hearing this message.
Proverbs
14:12 says that there is a way that seems right to a man but its end is death.
There are many things men do in their own wisdom but which are foolish in the
sight of God and damnable in Hell.
It is a
foolish attitude for you to live on earth as a king, acquiring the world but
ending up in hell as a slave for all eternity. It is a foolish attitude to
continue to enjoy the pleasures of sin which is for a season but end up in
eternal destruction and everlasting suffering.
To live
eternally with Christ, you must forsake the world; forsake the love of the
world because loving the world makes you an enemy of God (1 John 2:15-16). It
is impossible to love the world and love God and claim to be a saint. You must
choose one and stick to one (Matthew 6:24).
It is a
foolish attitude to be seeking first the things of the world ahead of seeking
the kingdom of God and its righteousness. The things of the world are temporal,
ephemeral and mundane having no eternal values. It is a foolish attitude to
live your
one and only life on earth as if life ends on earth when the Bible says
that there is judgment and another life after death.
Are you living as if no
God exists, without regard for judgment and for the eternal destination of your
soul? If you are, it is a foolish attitude that leads to destruction (Proverbs
16:25)
Remember the
rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. He focused his whole life acquiring the riches of
the world at the expense of his eternity. He was rich in the world while being
poor before God. And when he thought he had many more years to spend in
pleasures, God called his soul home for judgment. For the bible to label him a
rich fool certainly means that he did not enter into eternal life.
To go in the
way of understanding and live eternally, you should start focusing your
attention on those things that are above and are eternal, not on the things of
the earth (Colossians 3:2). Focus your attention on Jesus Christ who is the
Way, the Truth and Life because in Him alone is eternal life (Acts 4:12).
To reject
Jesus Christ and the salvation he offers you are acts of foolishness. You may
be a Christian having accepted Jesus in the past but living in ways &
manners that indicate a rejection of Christ is an act of foolishness. To trust
in a grace that excuses sin and allows you to do the very things that are forbidden
both under the law and under grace is foolishness.
It is wisdom
to start giving consideration to how your life will end; where your soul is
going (Psalm 39:4-5).
Have you examined your life? How are you standing now?
If
the rapture should occur now or death should come, are you qualified for
eternity with Christ?
The greatest error is for a man to continue to postpone
the day of his salvation which is now!
Ayodele Adegbulugbe
Phone: +2348035978352
Email:ayodeleade2002@yahoo.com
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