And to man He said, behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil, that is understanding. Job 28:28 NASB
Imagine that you have been to a doctor, and he has given you bad news. You have suspected something was wrong with your health, but have ignored it for a long time. He ran some tests and discovered you have only one chance. It involves a dangerous operation, and extensive treatment.
You are shaken by this news. You suddenly realize that you can no longer ignore your health. As frightening as it seems, you agree that you must take the chance and have the operation.
There was a young man who took his inheritance early, then ran off and squandered it in riotous living. He ran out of money and found himself sunk to a level that he never thought he would sink to. He had hit rock bottom. As he thought about his life, where he had been, and where he was now, he came to his senses (Luke 15:17-19), and decided to return to his father.
In His mercy, God reveals to us our true condition. He shows us what sin is, and what it will do to our lives. He reveals to us His holy nature, and His displeasure against sin. He shows us that He must, in His righteous judgment, punish sin.
The beginning of wisdom is to fear God (Proverbs 1:7). This is where it begins for us. We must take a look at who God is, and who we are, and how we are to live before Him. As the prodigal did, we too must come to our senses, as we see that in our present condition we are utterly ruined.
I trust that the previous posts have stirred many of you, made you think, and hopefully the Holy Spirit has used them to convict some of you of sin, and your lost condition. Many of you might see that you have indeed hit the absolute bottom.
We must get rid of the wickedness that lies within our hearts, and depart from evil. We need to be changed from the inside out. We need the new birth.
For those of you with a true fear of God now forming itself within you, this is the beginning of something new, and wonderful.
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