It’s Tuesday and I have a question for you. Do the mascara and lipstick ever argue? Well the consistent answer is Sure, but they always makeup. Oh well!!!
Today our meditation is found in Prov. 17:12 “It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.”
This verse is emphasizing the extent of the destruction that foolish people reek on those faced with their foolish ways.
God & Solomon compare the havoc that fools bring to others when they are faced with how foolish their thinking, and actions are.
The rest of the Bible compares the destruction that a mama bear brings on others when their babies are taken away. 2 Kings 2:23-25. Elisha called
out 2 bears who mauled 42
young men
2 Sam. 17:8 Absalom
compares David’s army of
mighty warriors to a
mother bear
Hosea 13:8 The prophet
compares God’s fury to a
mama bear
This passage warns us in how we should confront those who are in the middle of following foolish thinking.
Here are some examples of fools out of control:
Herod when wise men didn’t
report back concerning Jesus’
birth then he ordered all boys
younger than 2 killed
Nebuchadnezzar heated
furnace to kill Shadrach &
friends for refusing to bow to his
statue
Saul killed 85 priests because
they unknowingly helped David
We have to admit that these stories are pretty convincing. So the natural question is, How do we help the fool when he is focused on doing his foolishness? That is a great question, stay tuned for the answer in a future meditation.
So Go With God and He will guide you into wisdom in facing foolishness in your world.