The Devotional – 1406 – Wisdom is choice Silver

The Devotional – 1406 – Wisdom is choice Silver

Proverbs 10:18-22 – Whoever hides hatred has lying lips and whoever spreads slander is a fool. In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

 

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If you have ever tried to recapture the moment you know that it is nearly impossible to do so. Last evening while watching the news, one of the news specials was about a new “eye” condition called “Digital eye strain”, the ipad, iPhone and all of the other “i’s” available to our selfish need of “I wanna be connected” lifestyle. Therefore, starring at “video screens” has caused “experts” to agree with one another that we Americans (all earthbound people) have a serious, but new “eye problem”

“Wow! Really”? Who would have ever guessed that there are already experts in this field and they actually agree, this must be a first! Sorry folks, I used my “ipun” on such a serious problem; shucks maybe I am an expert and don’t know it. I like using my “eye or I” don’t you? Seems to me that the problem with the “eye and the I” have been around as long as human life found SIN as a pathway leading away from eternal life to the place of eternal death.

Genesis 2:17 – but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." 18 And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." I take “comparable” as both equally capable of having the “eye and I” STRAIN.

Genesis 3:1 – Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" 2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.' "4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."  6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.  Genesis 2:23 – therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.  24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

I find if commonly ODD. How is that for coining a phrase “commonly odd” God has said from the beginning that if man uses the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life, he or she will end up with the “eye and I problem” but then again; “who listens to Him”?

1 John 2: 15 – “Do not love the world or the ithings in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 for all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 and the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever”.

There is certainly a disclaimer in all of this: Technology is “God approved” even before it is applied in the life of mankind. We are to use all of God’s blessings for His glory, yet and because of SIN mankind uses good technology to do “good and evil”. In other words we use what God permits from the shade of a tree that is bent on the first “i” used by mankind and God calls this… idolatry!

As children of God, it will always be a blessing to know and to proclaim that all of the technology that God provides is first approved by Him to proclaim that God is the FIRST when it comes to “I” He has always said and will always be the “Great “ I AM” Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58, thus in our SOUL where Christ lives; He is the Great I AM” Have a great day in the LORD folks, He has already planned it for you… so enjoy!