Shalom,
Proverbs 26:12:
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him.
This "fool" is the Hebrew word "keciyl", which means: a fool, a stupid fellow, a dullard, a simpleton, an arrogant one. This is NOT the same word as found in Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1 where the fool has said in his heart that there is no God. That one is the Hebrew word "nabal" and means: stupid, wicked, foolish, vile. The fool in Proverbs 26 is someone who is ignorant of the Word of God and probably a simple person who doesn't think they are very wise. The person that is ALMOST impossible to reach is the person that thinks he DOES have all the answers and won't listen to anyone else! We DO know, though, that with God, ALL THING ARE POSSIBLE! If you know someone like the second person, pray for them and share the Word of God. If you know someone like the first person in the verse, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY - and let God do the rest! AMEN! And then verse 27:
27 Whoever digs a pit [for another man's feet] shall fall into it himself, and he who rolls a stone [up a height to do mischief], it will return upon him.
We MUST pray for those who come against us! God said that HE will deal with those who come against us! They NEED our prayer! This verse always brings back memories of the Road Runner and Coyote cartoons! That coyote is just like the enemy! He keeps trying, but he CANNOT win! Here is a little sample!
Philippians 3:1:
1 FOR THE rest, my brethren, delight yourselves in the Lord and continue to rejoice that you are in Him. To keep writing to you [over and over] of the same things is not irksome to me, and it is [a precaution] for your safety.
Sometimes we who preach and teach the Word of God may sound like we are saying the same thing all the time, but it will only sound like the "same old thing" if we are NOT obeying the Word we've heard! When we DO obey the Word, then the next time we hear it, the Spirit of God will show us something MORE that we can act on so that we can continue to grow, layer upon layer, and day by day! THAT is why it is never "irksome" to us to continue to remind you of the Word! Irksome" means: annoying, tedious, troublesome, boring. I LOVE to hear the Word and preach the Word, over and over! His Word IS TRUTH! What ELSE would I want to hear? Then verse 13-14 should be our goal as believers:
13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but this one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ is calling us upward.
Not one of us has "arrived" yet! We will continue to grow right up until we see Jesus face to face, IF we choose to! I do! How about you?
1 Chronicles 25-26 continues with the listing of the Levites and their particular responsibilities. Chapter 25 deals with 24 orders of the Levitical musicians. Chapter 26 deals with the others who were responsible for the service of the priesthood; the doorkeepers, administers of the treasury and those who performed external services. God is very precise and a God of ORDER! He does NOTHING haphazardly! Aren't you glad of that? That tells me that He is also very precise and ordered when it comes to leading, guiding and directing ME in MY life! THAT give great confidence! Thank YOU, Lord Jesus! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
