The person who is sure his intellect and emotions will
tell him the right thing to do – that person is stupid. But, the person who
follows the Lord’s path finds wisdom, and that person will be rescued.
(Proverbs 28:26)
How do you make decisions? Are you confident
that your experience, intellect, and intuition are going to render sound
decisions? The Bible repeatedly says that this state of self-reliance is
foolish pride. The world tells you that it is the way to be wise. Who will you
believe?
The statements in this passage assume that
life is filled with challenges beyond the capacity of human intellect and
rational thought. The passage argues for a relationship of dependence on God
for your decisions each day. The greatest deception of Satan is found here; the
one that we call “original sin” (Genesis 3:15) shows it clearly. The root
decision of your personal life is, “will you trust in God or trust in
yourself?” You cannot carve out segments of your life where you are in charge.
You cannot give God the big issues, and you handle the details because that
would imply you can determine which issues are big.
Don’t deceive yourself on this point. Then,
help your people to see and live in truth with you. You nor your people are
competent to live a prosperous life without God’s constant involvement. Give
all your decisions to Him.
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