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Act Wisely In A Senseless World Many things in today's world have advanced to help the human race, but, in contrast, spiritually and morally, most people are paupers and don't know how to get along with others. Many people preach enlightenment but there are no solutions to many basic human problems. Rockets into space don't help a starving baby! Armaments and war don't progress unity of nations! Supposed nuclear deterrents don't make peace! Senseless talk abounds. Religions promote politics and war with the resulting extermination of millions of people. Generally speaking, many are fortunate to live in a country where most have luxuries, can marry and provide for their families and are basically 'well off' but false reasoning, the love of money and greed for advanced living conditions distorts an acceptable sense of values. 1Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge men into destruction and ruin So, how can we act wisely? Is there a true source of wisdom? Happily, the answer is Yes! God's Word, the Bible, provides us with all the necessary knowledge we need to live a happy, fulfilled and useful, loving lives. Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my , and make my heart rejoice, so that I can make a reply to him who taunts me. We each have our own opinions but when everyone follows their own thinking all it does is promote hatred and chaos. Just watch the news on any given day for every possible example in the world of these results. Jeremiah 10:23 I well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step. God's reasoning, unlike our own, are pure and logical and completely thought through for our benefit and if we actually apply God's standards and principles in our lives we will benefit ourselves and the lives of those around us. Isaiah 48:17 This is what Jehovah says, your Repurchaser, the Holy One of Israel: “I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself, The One guiding you in the way you should walk. Psalm 119:144 The righteousness of your reminders is eternal. Give me understanding, so that I may keep living Romans 15:4 For all the things that were written beforehand were written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope. Proverbs 3:21 My , do not lose sight of them. Safeguard practical wisdom and thinking ability. We need to always be on guard against the machinations of the satan so that we are not led astray by the corruptions and enticements of the world we are surrounded by. Mixing in the world's politics, entertainments and greeds only leaves a dirty stain on our lives and on our hearts. Luke 12:15 Then he said to them: “Keep your eyes open and guard against every sort of greed, because even when a person has an abundance, his life does not result from the things he possesses Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate. Who can know it? 1Corinthians 2:12 Now we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit that is from God, so that we might know the things that have been kindly given us by God. We need to love God and serve Him willingly by choice. Loving what He loves and hating what He hates. Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that Jehovah hates; Yes, seven things that he detests: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart plotting wicked schemes, and feet that run quickly to evil, a false witness who lies with every breath, and anyone sowing contentions among brothers. Deuteronomy 16:22 22 “Neither should you set up a sacred pillar for yourself, something Jehovah your God hates Isaiah 61:8 For I, Jehovah, love justice; I hate robbery and unrighteousness. Zechariah 8:17 Do not scheme calamity against one another in your hearts, and do not love any false oath; for these are all things that I hate,’ declares Jehovah.” Malachi 2:16 For I hate divorce,” says Jehovah the God of Israel, “and the one who covers his garment with violence,” says Jehovah of armies. “And guard yourselves respecting your spirit, and you must not deal treacherously. Ephesians 5:3-5 Let sexual immorality and every sort of uncleanness or greediness not even be mentioned among you, just as is proper for holy people; neither shameful conduct nor foolish talking nor obscene jesting—things that are not befitting—but rather the giving of thanks. For you know this, recognizing it for yourselves, that no sexually immoral person or unclean person or greedy person, which means being an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of the Christ and of God. 2Timothy 3:1-3 But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away. None of these things are fitting for those who want to please God and be protected by Him. Reading His Word and agreeing with it is not enough! If we continue to listen to the empty speeches of the world it will taint us, make no mistake about that! There are approximately 400 million first pages on the world wide web to date - some may well be accurate but many, if not most, are inaccurate and time wasters and most are contrary to God's standards and can be rightly labelled 'falsely called knowledge', especially those that challenge God's Word and suppose that the Bible's standards are false or out of date and that undermine confidence in Jehovah's Word. Fiction is one thing but false reality is dangerous and unfiltered learning may seem legitimate but it can cause unlearned ones to think such things are actually real and/or true, and being immersed in such 'false knowledge' can cause fear, anxiety and fantasy. It is far better to listen to the knowledge of Jehovah God and avoid unrealities and fantasies. God's Word helps us avoid the many heartaches caused by 'false knowledge' and 'false doctrines' and 'false realities'. There is very little good news in satan's world, despite the many advances of modern life, and many would trick us out of jealousy for the positive attitude and obvious happiness in our lives. The world's peoples cannot focus on God's Word nor on positive, happy outcomes and so they try at every turn to undermine our faith in God's Truth. We need the 'gold coins' of God's wisdom and not the cold, gold coinage of satan's system. God's future plans are what make for happiness and confidence in our lives. We do not want to be wise in our own eyes nor in the eyes of the world. What we need is to be wise in the eyes of Jehovah and this brings life everlasting through His loving and wonderful , Christ Jesus. The world of satan's design, this system of things, has no answers to mankind's plight and most things in the world, the 'bling' so to speak, appeals to our desires, greeds and jealousies. 1John 2:15+16 Do not love either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; because everything in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life—does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world. 1 Timothy 6:9+10 But those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains What sort of training do you want? The training of this world's words of senseless philosophies or the training from Jehovah God found in His Word? Meditating on God's Word requires deep thought to let His standards and principle sink deep into our hearts, changing our sinful nature to a more readily acceptable nature of Godly wisdom. It does not come easily in this corruption that we have inherited but it certainly does come. Prayer to Jehovah God asking for wisdom, faith, help to keep walking in His Way and to make good choices in our lives is a most wonderful gift given by God. Amazingly, we can talk to the most powerful being in the whole of existence and be heard by Him! Not just heard, but also answered. So wondrous! Psalm 65:2 O Hearer of prayer, to you people of all sorts will come Psalm 66:19 But God did hear; He paid attention to my prayer. Satan's enticements can be very subtle. Such things as peer pressure. Romans 16:17+18 Now I urge you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who create divisions and causes for stumbling contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and avoid them. For men of that sort are slaves, not of our Lord Christ, but of their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattering speech they seduce the hearts of unsuspecting ones. Is it easier to tell the truth or to lie? Is it easier to apologize than to justify your wrong actions and words? Is it easier to be angry and puffed up than to pursue peace? These are important questions we all need to ask ourselves. What course am I on? Fearing Jehovah God and acquiring wisdom will keep you from the destruction of this senseless world system and the 's of satan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope this is not too long for you. I did add a few more relevant Scriptures than was actually given in the talk that Sunday. Love Katidid. |
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