Shey crys out!

    Proverbs 1:20-33  Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her
voice in the open squares.  (21)  She cries out in the chief concourses, At
the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words:  (22)  "How
long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their
scorning, And fools hate knowledge.  (23)  Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will
pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.  (24) 
Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and
no one regarded,  (25)  Because you disdained all my counsel, And would
have none of my rebuke,  (26)  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock
when your terror comes,  (27)  When your terror comes like a storm, And
your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come
upon you.  (28)  "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will
seek me diligently, but they will not find me.  (29)  Because they hated
knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD,  (30)  They would have
none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.  (31)  Therefore they
shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own
fancies.  (32)  For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the
complacency of fools will destroy them;  (33)  But whoever listens to me will
dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil."
    Now I know that there are a lot of verses but, if you have read my
other posts. You can get through this one, so please stay with me as we
move forward. Ok, so in verse 20 we see that wisdom is calling out to
everyone in a typically busy place. Anybody who wants to be heard will go to
places where there are a lot of people. Wisdom wants to be heard by all
people! Not only is wisdom crying out in the open squares, but also at the
gates of the cities and in the concouses (a concourse is place were roads
and paths meet). And this means that wisdom isn't hard to find. In fact,
wisdom is seeking us out!
     Now, lets look at what she says in verse 22 . How long, she says,
will you love being ignorant of your folly? How long will you make fun of
wisdom and hate knowledge? These are good questions to ask ourselves.
Do we love being ignorant of our folly? Do we make fun of wisdom? Do we
hate knowledge? I have learned that when reading the bible, I should put
myself in the shoes of those being talked about and really examine myself. I
will admit that I like being ignorant sometimes, I make fun of wisdom
sometimes, and I don't always like studying for more knowledge. I need to
listen to wisdom as much as anyone on this planet. Praise God that she is
easy to find.
    Now in verse 23, moving right along. We see that wisdom wants
to earnestly tell us everything we need to know! She wants to save us from
our folly, Not to condemn us. She is for us and not against us. It's like we
are blind and walking towards a cliff and, like God, wisdom won't force her
ways on us. Then she tell us what will happen when if we keep going. She
will laugh at us and will mock us for not listening, now this kind of laughter is
not kind where it would be cruel, malicious, or indictive. It is more of the
ironic thing that happens when we laugh at wisdom and do not heed it, then
when our folly catches up to us. We find that the wisdom was right and it
doesn't sway or change what it was saying. Another way of looking at is not
that the Lord is laughing at us in a mean way but, at the attempt to go
against Him. It's like a father laughing at his child's attempt to bring him
down. It's funny when a little kid trys to bring down something big, even
when they are being very tanatious about it. So God doesn't laugh at us in a
malicious, cruel, or vindictive way.
    Verse 27, disasters are coming! Strong winds are coming! They
happen to everyone in life, no one can get away from them. And because
we did not heed wisdom she will not come if we call. That is our own fault
too! Why should we deserve better than the way we treated her? If we
refuse to heed wisdom when she calls, it kills us! Don't do drugs! If you now
go out and do drugs, you probably won't see tomorrow, or maybe even
heaven. I looked up the word complacency and it is ugly! After reading what
it meant, it gave me a list of synonyms that defined it even better for me.
Here's the list. Pride, pridefulness, big head, conceit, conceitedness, ego,
egotism, pomposity, pompousness, self-admiration, self-assumption, self-
conceit, self-congratulation, self-esteem, self-glory, self-love, self-
importance, self-opinion, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled headedness,
vainglory, and vanity. The list is actually bigger but, I had to make it shorter
for you.
    In light of all of this, God always gives us hope. He ends this
chapter in a great way and I thank Him for that. Whoever listens will live
safely and without fear of evil. By listening to wisdom we escape the
consequences of being foolish. By not doing drugs, we escape the pain,
damage to our bodies, and possible death after them. Praise God? Yes!
    I still am excited to continue in Proverbs and hope that all of us
have gotten at least a little wiser.
    Praise be to God for being easy to find, and loving in His righteous
correction toward us.