A Father's Instruction
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5
How often we have ignored wise advise from our parents and mentors. If we would only have listened, there would be much less heartache! However, our pride gets in the way of us listening to sage advice. And the results are always the same - tragedy and regret.
David clearly states a graver danger in Psalms 50:17-23 when we ignore the instruction of God: Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
While our regret may be short-lived for failing to follow earthly instruction, the implications of failing to follow God's instruction have eternal consequences. Be prudent and follow his guidance of the last verse above. Our Father knows best.
Proverbs 15:5
How often we have ignored wise advise from our parents and mentors. If we would only have listened, there would be much less heartache! However, our pride gets in the way of us listening to sage advice. And the results are always the same - tragedy and regret.
David clearly states a graver danger in Psalms 50:17-23 when we ignore the instruction of God: Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
While our regret may be short-lived for failing to follow earthly instruction, the implications of failing to follow God's instruction have eternal consequences. Be prudent and follow his guidance of the last verse above. Our Father knows best.
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