“Laziness Leads To Ignorance, Ignorance Leads To Compromise”

January 2, 2008 @ 8:57 am by Pressed

While reading Proverbs chapter 1 this morning I was reminded that wisdom, knowledge and instruction are essential elements to my personal spiritual life. Only the foolish person hates wisdom and correction. There are those who are too prideful to admit their own limited understanding, failure, and inexperience. Because of this they grow stagnant in their own grandiloquence and do not grow in the knowledge or love of God. The Christian should love instruction and gain understanding. By seeking out the instruction of the wise and by following after wisdom and understanding, we will discover a better way to live. Life can only be lived to the fullest by those who have a proper knowledge of the mystery of God and the willpower to put said knowledge into action. We need to continue to learn and to train ourselves, continually digging into the mysteries of God and the power of his Word. Christians become lazy. Laziness leads to ignorance which often leads to compromise. Do not grow weary in seeking God. I often pray that God would give me a thirst for his word and a passion and desire to live out the truth of his commands.

I also read Psalm 1:1-6 this morning that ended up relating to Proverbs 1. The Psalmist reveals the way of the righteous man as being a way that is directed by the wisdom and knowledge that comes from taking delight in the Word of God. The way of the righteous man is one of Godly wisdom. The righteous man does not seek advice from the wicked, rather his wisdom comes from his delight and study of the Word of God. The way of the wicked will perish and thus any advice from them will be in vain.

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