Proverbs 26:1 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.” (Proverbs 26:1 KJV)

In the normal course of seasons, a snow in summer would be a very illogical phenomenon. For agrarian societies, rain in harvest is catastrophic to their livelihood. It would be an unwelcome weather scenario. Hence, every farmer is carefully watching the skies to be alert should anything unusual is about to happen. When signs of rain appear, while the crops are still in the field, the community rushes in to help one another to bring the harvest in the barn, or else their crops would be totally lost.

That's how damaging and tragic it is to give honor to fools, this passage warns, knowing that fools say in their heart "there is no God." But, sadly nowadays, we see fools given the highest honor of teaching our kids in this present day and age, especially in so-called "premier places of learning". We see them trashing those who teach God's ways and values. And, yes they worm into positions of authority and power. Also, in our work places and in every facets of life, we see fools given the "honor" of leadership positions. What a tragedy!

Well, we are IN the world with its warped system and ways. But, thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, as we receive His Lordship in our life, we have the option not to be OF the world. We have a choice that even as we are here sojourning, we can live set apart from the foolishness of it. We are to put in the place of honor things of God, not of fools. In Christ Jesus by grace through faith in Him, we are called to live honorably in this pagan world. It is written: “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” (1 Peter 2:12 NIV)

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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