Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Proverbs 1:32
32 For the turning away [mashuwbah] of the simple [pathiy] shall slay [harag] them, and the prosperity [shalvah] of fools [kaciyl] shall destroy ['abad] them. KJV-Interlinear
32 For the simple are killed by their
turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; ESV
We have studied
previously, that the simple, is a term that typically relates to those who are
naïve of Bible doctrine. Bible doctrine is truth, and lacking doctrine means
lacking truth. And lacking truth means lacking understanding. And lacking
understanding means that you do not have a clue as to what’s going on in life.
Fools, is a term
that typically relates to those people who see all of the facts, but choose
against them.
And whether you
are simple, and indifferent, or whether you are a fool, and proactively
arrogant, the end result will be the same.
Most people in the
world, which we are almost 8 billion strong, live in poverty levels. Less than
1% of 1% can claim millionaire or billion or status. Less than 5% can claim
middle or upper income status. That leaves 95%, give or take, of the entire
worlds population, who are poor or worse than poor.
The odds against
you in this world, are great. And even if you have the luck of being in the
right place at the right time, you still have to battle for your position and
rank in life.
No matter what
your success or failure is in life, in this world, your worldly priorities,
will be your undoing.
Ignore God, and
focus on the world only, and you are pursuing a course of disaster.
Ignore God, and
focus on the world only, and you still have a slim chance of some semblance of
success, which will be temporary at best.
The worst possible
scenario in life, is to ignore God, fail in life and be poor, and end up with
an absolutely meaningless life.
Following close
behind that, is to ignore God, have some semblance of worldly success, but
still come to the end of your life, with a meaningless life.
Pursuing God, and
your spiritual life, is the only way to have meaning and purpose and success
both now and forever. And the circumstances of your life are irrelevant,
because your relationship with God, if you develop it, will present you with
success for all of eternity.
Study [by instruction],
to show thyself
approved [spiritually mature]
unto God,
a workman [student]
that need not be
ashamed [ignorant],
rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]
the word of truth [Bible doctrine].
If you can dream
and not make dreams your master,
If you can think
and not let thoughts narrow your views,
If you can meet
triumph with disaster equally,
If you can learn
and see your full meaning and purpose in life,
Then you can
believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that
God has prepared for you.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
