Robert Frost wrote,

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

It seems life is a series of choices with some being seemingly inconsequential and others life-altering.  The author of Proverbs confronted every individual with an inescapable choice.

¹ Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
² She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
³ She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,
⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says,
⁵ “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 9:1-6 (ESV)

The source of all true wisdom is God and in this proverb “Wisdom” prepared everything and issued an open invitation to “the simple”, that is those that are naive, the unskilled, those that “lack sense”,  or do not have understanding for the application of the wisdom.  “Come,…” is an invitation to all that will accept it.   However, the invitation calls for each person to make a choice.  Verse six demands that we “leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”  It is another choice to be made.  If we choose to continue as before, the end of that is death.  If we choose to leave the way of naivety the end of that choice is life.  Then, and only then, can we walk in the way of insight.  The way of insight is revealed in God’s revelation to man, the Scriptures.  The choice lies before each of us.

]]> http://sharon-baptist-church.org/2010/06/09/the-choice-is-yours/feed/ 0 http://sharon-baptist-church.org/2010/05/29/gods-faithfulness-to-his-word/ http://sharon-baptist-church.org/2010/05/29/gods-faithfulness-to-his-word/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 12:17:05 +0000 sharonbaptist http://sharon-baptist-church.org/?p=45 . . . → Read More: God’s Faithfulness to His Word]]> To say we live in uncertain times is, at the very least, an understatement.  Every day there seems to be a new crisis in the financial markets, a new scandal in the lives of politicians, or another environmental disaster.  These days of uncertainty can lead to anxiety and even despair.  However, I point you to a lady that lived in daily uncertainty.  Her name is Sarah and her story is recorded in the book of Genesis.

She had no children but she clung to the promise of God that she would one day be the mother of a child and eventually would be the mother of nations.  However, with the passage of time she was left to wonder how this could be since the years of childbearing were only a memory.  Nevertheless, she tenaciously held to the promise of God.  Then, at the age of 90 she brought forth a son, Isaac, and she saw the promise of God fulfilled against all human probabilities.

God’s timing is often that way and it removes all question that the events were random chance, the product of human intervention, or some other scheme devised apart from Him.  He wants us to know that He acted for us and kept His promise.

You may be facing times of uncertainty in your life.  Look to God’s word and the promises He made.  They are not dependent upon circumstances but rather His character.  He will never fail!  Just ask Sarah.

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