Proverbs 18:1 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says …

“A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.” (Proverbs 18:1 NKJV)

This tells of a person separating and isolating himself from wisdom. He is one who intends to walk in godlessness. He separates from those who offer Godly advice and counsel concerning his choices and lifestyle. Rather than receive it - he utterly rejects it - even runs away from the people who offer it. He fights and resists. This man wants nothing to do with God. He seeks his own desire and pursuit.

This person's action directly collides against God's call to come to grace and be set apart as His child. God calls all the redeemed by the blood of Jesus through faith, to be separated from the world. He said: “Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18 NIV). God speaks of separation from the spirit of this present world. Yes, we are in the world, but we are not "of" the world. That is the separation that God wants for us to be, not doing what the world does. Rather, do the will of God by the grace of Christ Jesus through faith in Him.

When we receive the Lordship of Jesus by faith, we become citizens of heaven. We are sent as God's envoy to deliver His message of reconciliation to the world - so that all can dwell with Him in righteousness, forever. It is written: “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20-21 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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