“THEY BECAME FOOLS!”

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. “

Let’s say that a person does EVERYTHING that is suggested trying to avoid getting COVID-19, yet STILL contracts the disease.  Another goes to parties and refuses to follow the “guidelines” for COVID-19 mitigation, and they never get the virus?  Would it be fair to say that a HIGHER POWER could possibly be controlling things, that the LIGHT from HIS ETERNAL POWER and DIVINE NATURE has been darkened a tad, much like when JESUS was on the cross?  My speculations would imagine that “the enemy” and all his hosts were temporarily feeling pretty cocky?  That is until Sunday morning when the tomb was vacated?!?!?

There is knowledge, and then there is WISDOM!  Knowledge comes from what is taught by books and teachers. WISDOM comes from GOD (Proverbs 2:6)!  We can learn knowledge until we have more letters in front and behind our names than anyone else, but that knowledge will not do any good at THE JUDGMENT!  WISDOM, on the other hand, is granted by GOD to the humble (James 1-5).  The arrogant (or proud) is on their own!  Proverbs 16:5 says “Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; BE ASSURED, he will not go unpunished.”

Mankind has educated themselves to a point where they believe they have everything figured out.  Romans 1:26-27 says “For this reason GOD gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error”.  There are literally millions of children being sold into sex slavery and the media turns a deaf ear to this.  If WISDOM were rampant in society, would we allow this practice to flourish?  

“CLAIMING TO BE WISE, “THEY BECAME FOOLS” needs to be shouted from every pulpit, lectern, and assembly hall!  COVID-19 does not have the world in its grips, sin does!  2 Timothy 3:1-9 proclaims that in the “last days” some people will be VERY BAD!  GOD’S mercy is vast, therefore I am forgiven, but HIS mercy will not be extended forever!  One day soon, JESUS CHRIST WILL RETURN and those who claimed to be wise and “did it their way” will stand before HIM with nothing but their earthly accomplishments, which will all burn up!  Then they shall realize that “THEY BECAME FOOLS” and their eternity is in the lake of fire!!!