“How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? Proverbs 1:22

When we read this, our first inclination is to deny that we are simple people. But we are. Think about it. How many times have you known to do the right thing but didn’t do it? If we’re honest, we have to admit to lots of those times. So, the question then is, “why didn’t we do the right thing?” Excuses don’t really matter when the “right” thing is involved. Often we have to do the right thing regardless of the consequences, but I digress.

So that’s my point. for whatever reason, we don’t always do the right things when we absolutely positively know what that right thing is. That’s only one example but I think it is good. When we can acknowledge that we aren’t as wise as we think we are and don’t do the right things all the time, God can work with that kind of honesty and humility.

Pray that you will embrace the truths of this book even when it’s not easy.