“BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES!”

Proverbs 3:7-8                             (ESV)

“7 “BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES”; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. 

8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.”

As I mature (some may use the word “age”) it is becoming more frequent that I approach life more deliberately, almost cautiously, in an effort to make certain that I use words that reflect what the Spirit inside of me is wanting me to say.  The paragraph below is a few words that are contained in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America and were not a bunch of words that were just jotted down haphazardly with no regard for their meaning and impact.  SEEing what was written AND why these words were used should be of great interest to us, especially as our GOD given rights are becoming endangered.  

The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” 

The United States Constitution is an exquisitely written document that contains TRUTHS that even most who disagree with find difficult to overcome.   Let me explain what is meant by what I am saying:

According to a dictionary, the word “Unalienable” is defined by - “not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; inalienable:”.  The word “Creator” was capitalized because it gives reference to ALMIGHTY GOD.  HE (OUR CREATOR) has given us RIGHTS that cannot be taken away or denied by a government or legal proceeding.  Since GOD gave these RIGHTS, we are duty bound to protect these RIGHTS from being assaulted by any who would attempt placing us “in bondage”.  

Only THE LIGHT (John 8:12) is able to replace the darkness that has crept into our nation.  We Believers have been silent for the most part and have allowed our RIGHTS to be silenced in an effort of what we want to say is “getting along”?   But JESUS says in Matthew 10:22 “and you will be hated by all for MY name's sake.....”.  Then WHY are we hesitant to experience torture and rejection in the NAME of our LORD and SAVIOR?  Since we are going to be hated, JESUS said so, let’s go ahead and stand on TRUTH!!  

It has been suggested that the American people personally own more guns than any people ever!  Now just because we own guns doesn’t indicate we are proficient in using them.  Likewise, the HOLY BIBLE is written in many versions today, but is probably more poorly read than at any time in history!  Through HIS WORD, why do we have access to the Throne room of our CREATOR (and knowing HIM more intimately), yet we REJECT developing our relationship with HIM because of time constraints, OR MORE ASHAMEDLY, our desire doesn’t warrant it???  HE has written us a LOVE LETTER and we won’t even take time to hear what HE is trying to tell us?!?

We “modern day” Believers seem to act as though the words of JESUS do not apply to us?  But I don’t know of anyone who wants to deny HIS Promises that HE is coming back, or HE was victorious over death, hell, and the grave!  

Fear or apathy, we the so-called Believers have been silent, just as the Believers in the days when JESUS walked among us for far too long.  It’s high time we “BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES” and focus on obeying HIS Spirit within us.