Proverbs 26:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.” (Proverbs 26:8 NKJV)

There is grave danger in giving honor to a fool, this passage warns. Using the illustration of one binding a stone in a sling gives the message that one who does as such sets him-self up for self-inflected injury. A stone projectile is not designed to be bound in a sling. Doing so won't release it to hit its intended target. It will just swing back to strike you.

Handling a sling requires knowledge and skill to make it useful, like David who defeated Goliath with it. Haphazardly, it could hurt you and others in your proximity. That's what happens when honor is given to an undeserving fool. Like installing people who rejects God in positions of authority, of which, we should stop. Lest, we end up receiving the brunt of their foolish and selfish decisions. Yes, as children of God in Christ, we are to pay honor to whom honor is owed (Romans 13:7). But we have to be discerning and wise, guided by God's holy and written Word.

In Christ Jesus, we are given wisdom for discernment. The Holy Spirit guides us in making righteous decisions who to honor and who not to honor, who to place and not to place in leadership roles. Fools are no-no! And, they are easy to spot. They are the darlings of the world, though, we should note. But, they give themselves away, as it is written: “Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left. Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.” (Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 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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