Foolish or Wise? The Deception of this Age is Growing

For anyone who wonders where we are in this moment, Proverbs chapter 1 lets us know. “Naïve ones”, that are seen all throughout the Book of Proverbs, are ones that are easily persuaded and enticed. They refuse to listen to Wisdom’s call and thereby reap the fruit of their foolishness. They rush into believing whatever they are presented. Lady Folly (and all of her trappings) is their source. These eat the fruit of their own ways and are filled with their own counsel.

Friends, let us be sure that this is not us today. I see an alarming crowd running after the deception of this age, with little to no thought whatsoever to pause and consider what Wisdom is saying. Headlines are fact, for many. “Reports” define their reality. Naivety reigns here and the emotion, chaos and madness that follow clearly reveals it. Pull up a chair to the side of the table that you have chosen to sit at, and fill your plate. Many eat with great delight, what has been delivered to them perfectly. They eat their fill, wipe their mouths of folly and stand to their feet, inebriated by Lady Folly's delicacies. Thoughts, imaginations and decisions are then based accordingly. If we believe the Word, destruction follows.

Let us secure now that we will be men and women – households – that will love knowledge, choose to fear Yahweh, receive His counsel *and* His rebuke. This alone will preserve the few that will not engage in the game. These will walk in the sojourning pattern of Abraham, longing for a better country that cannot be forced into the governments of men. Then, and only then will any one of us have a chance to “live securely and be at ease from the dread of evil.”

Guard your gates today, friend. It’s time to awaken from our slumber. Selah.