“CLAIMING TO BE WISE!”

Romans 1:18-23                                                           (ESV)

“18 For the WRATH of GOD is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the TRUTH.

19 For what can be known about GOD is plain to them, because GOD has shown it to them.

20 For HIS invisible attributes, namely, HIS eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

21 For although they knew GOD, they did not honor HIM as GOD or give thanks to HIM, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

22 “CLAIMING TO BE WISE”, they became fools,

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal GOD for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.”

Perusing social media almost makes me shake my head!  Then I quickly remember that it is ONLY because ALMIGHTY GOD has revealed HIS TRUTH to HIS CHOSEN that any of us can SEE through all of the darkness in this world!  Those who are of this world are ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED that they have the answers to what is going on, but they can’t SEE what is coming to prepare for it.  

Scripture doesn’t make unfulfilled prophecies.  It has been, AND WILL ALWAYS BE, exactly correct.  So when Romans 1 is read, it should illuminate us to understand that just because people have a doctorate, PhD, or even a GENIUS tagged onto their names, it generally means that they were good in studying the books assigned by others “CLAIMING TO BE WISE”!  Instead, they became fools, chiefly because they ignore what GOD has said! 

When mankind has to rely on knowledge passed on from anything other than the BIBLE and the SPIRIT OF GOD, certain PERIL is not far from reality.  Romans 1:18 says “For the WRATH of GOD is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the TRUTH.”  Can anyone deny that this is what playing out right before our very eyes?  Mankind, in all of his supposed wisdom, is trying its best to solve the social difficulties, economic problems, and even spiritual turmoil, but our wisdom is no match for the WRATH of GOD!

Can you imagine trying to communicate to GOD that, even though HE CREATED the universes and everything in them (Colossians 1:16), we know better than HE about our own selves?  We seem to THINK (in our limited wisdom) that the answer lies within our minds, within the finiteness of our abilities!  We are “CLAIMING TO BE WISE” to our CREATOR while HIS WRATH is being poured out on us!  May the GRACE OF GOD be granted on HIS CHOSEN!!!