Proverbs 13:1-14:21
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.Proverbs 13:1
We’ve all seen it. We’ve witnessed bratty kids ignoring their parents and making nuisances of themselves. We’ve all witnessed headstrong teenagers defying their parents’ instructions and sailing into predictable storms. And we’ve seen full-fledged adults do the same. More than likely we have not just witnessed those characters — we have been those characters.
But let’s think beyond simply receiving or rejecting instruction from one’s parents, as significant as that may be. Let’s read that proverb with a capital “F” for “Father”. Now how does it sound? How well do you hear the Father’s instruction through His Holy Spirit? Do you listen to rebuke from the Holy Spirit? Or do you just press on, going your own way, heedless of His voice?
I, for one, have far too often closed my ears and my heart to God’s loving call, too proud to submit to His counsel. But that way — my way against His — is Folly and leads only to death.
There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.Proverbs 14:12
Let’s not continue in such foolishness. Listen to the Father’s instruction. Do not reject His rebukes, but receive them in humility and repent.
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A lot to chew on. Thanks, John.