HOW TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF

More wisdom from the wisest man that

ever lived - king Solomon.

"As you enter the house of God, keep your

ears open and your mouth shut.  It is evil to 

make mindless offerings to God.  Don't make

rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing

matters before God.  After all, God is in heaven

and you are here on earth.  So let your words

be few.

Too much activity gives you restless dreams;

too many words make you a fool. "  

(Ecclesiastes 5:1 -3 NLT)

Solomon carries it even  further in his book

of Proverbs; 

"Too much talk leads to sin.

Be sensible and keep your mouth shut."  

(Proverbs 10:19 NLT)

So, Solomon's advise is;

"Even fools are thought wise when they

keep silent; with their mouths shut, 

they seem intelligent."  

(Proverbs 17:28 NLT). 

But more importantly than even Solomon

is God's warning about the time everyone

of us is going to stand before him in judgment.

"And I tell you this, you must give an account

on judgment day for every idle word you speak.

The words you say will either acquit you or

condemn you."  

(Matthew 12:36,37 NLT). 

FUTILITY OF PLEASURE AND POSSESSIONS

I have been considering the thinking of the 

wisest man that ever lived, king Solomon, in

his writings in the book of Ecclesiastes.

In chapter two he decides to test pleasure and 

possessions and their value in life.  With 

pleasure he ends up saying; "What does it 

accomplish?"

Then he turns to possessions.

Solomon built for himself houses, vineyards,

gardens, ponds and collected silver and gold.

Then he said;

"Thus I considered all my activities which

my hands had done and the labor which I

had exerted, and behold all was vanity and 

striving after wind and there was no profit

under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NASB)

We can see the proof of this same thing in 

our own day.  Over the years I have been

amazed at how many wealthy famous people

end up killing themselves.  Were was the 

happiness that was supposed to be there?

Hey guys, catch this one.

"I provided for myself male and female

singers and the pleasures of men - many

concubines." (2:11)

What were many concubines to Solomon?

"He had seven hundred wives, princesses, 

and three hundred concubines, and his

wives turned his heart away."

(1 Kings 11:4 NASB)

That is one thousand women for just one 

man.  A whole town of women for him to

take his pick of.  

But they turned his heart away from God

to his own hurt.

No wonder Solomon was able to say;  

"It is better to live in a desert land

Than with a contentious and vexing

woman." (Proverbs 21:19 NASB)

and;

"It is better to live in a corner of the roof

Than in a house shared with a contentious

woman." (Proverbs 25:24 NASB) 

I do not know about you,

but I think I can learn something from this.

LEARNING FROM POLITICIANS

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In this day and age it seems inconceivable, but you can

learn something from politicians.  Well, that is, what not

to do.

Like myself you have noticed that some of them (Most of 

them.) say something stupid every time they open their 

mouth.  Every time they say something, something dumb

comes out and they appear even more ignorant than the time

before.  Talk about a low I.Q.  Some of them appear to not 

even have an I.Q. at all.

What is the answer?

God gave it a long time ago through the wisest man that ever

lived.

A side note.

That wise man "Solomon" was not born "smart"  He did not

have an exceptional I.Q. or training.  His only "smart" thing

was to know that he was not "smart".  So he ask God for the

wisdom he needed, and God gave it to him in abundance.

The smart thing that Solomon said was;

"Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;

with their mouths shut,
they seem intelligent."
(Proverbs 17:28 NLT) 

I am trying to learn that too.