Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom:
But a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
I heard it said once that we can tell much about people in what gives them pleasure, what makes them laugh, by what they like to do with their free time, and how they spend their money.
An abundance of time and money are the test of man’s character; they try the soul of humankind. Money corrupts and idleness is the devil’s workshop. These two proverbs are so true, not that money and time are evil in themselves, but because they provoke the inner corruption of our sinful state.
“A man of understanding’ walks uprightly. Notice that the author did not say ‘a man of faith’. That is because faith comes from the heart. Our human nature is such that the free will of our mind is stronger than the loyalties of heart. It is good because our heart can be easily influenced and the enemy knows it. It is therefore by the strength of our intellect, our mind that we compel our heart to submit to the right path, but our mind must be given to understanding. This is why the main prayer in Judaism is the ‘Shema’ from Deuteronomy 6:4 which quotes, “Hear O Israel, the Lord is One, . . . And thou shalt love the Lord with all thine heart …’ Love cannot be commanded, but if we ‘shema’ (hear), the Words of God in our mind will cause us to love Him from our hearts.
Understanding though is something obtained through inquisitiveness of spirit, through a haunting desire to completely know, which of course can never be achieved. That is why Yeshua says, Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6
Foolishness is the devil’s counterfeit for the joy of Adonai.
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom:
But a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
I heard it said once that we can tell much about people in what gives them pleasure, what makes them laugh, by what they like to do with their free time, and how they spend their money.
An abundance of time and money are the test of man’s character; they try the soul of humankind. Money corrupts and idleness is the devil’s workshop. These two proverbs are so true, not that money and time are evil in themselves, but because they provoke the inner corruption of our sinful state.
“A man of understanding’ walks uprightly. Notice that the author did not say ‘a man of faith’. That is because faith comes from the heart. Our human nature is such that the free will of our mind is stronger than the loyalties of heart. It is good because our heart can be easily influenced and the enemy knows it. It is therefore by the strength of our intellect, our mind that we compel our heart to submit to the right path, but our mind must be given to understanding. This is why the main prayer in Judaism is the ‘Shema’ from Deuteronomy 6:4 which quotes, “Hear O Israel, the Lord is One, . . . And thou shalt love the Lord with all thine heart …’ Love cannot be commanded, but if we ‘shema’ (hear), the Words of God in our mind will cause us to love Him from our hearts.
Understanding though is something obtained through inquisitiveness of spirit, through a haunting desire to completely know, which of course can never be achieved. That is why Yeshua says, Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6
Foolishness is the devil’s counterfeit for the joy of Adonai.
Let us therefore vehemently discard the fake joy that is obtained through foolishness.
Let us desire to know and properly understand Him, so we can love Him in the way that He desires.
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