βThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wiseβ (ProverbsΒ 12:15).
Our world is so busyβthere is so much to do and so little time to do it. Our world abounds with instant communicationβthere is so much to learn about so many things, places, and people. While human society is quite different today than it was when God first placed Adam on the Earth, human nature is still the same as it was in the Garden of Eden. Man still does not want to be bothered with the notion of God; he is βtoo busyβ to hear or read any divine thoughts. He has his modern educational system that supposedly βrescuesβ him from all the βbarbaric,β βprimitive,β βsimplisticβ viewpoints of old. Yet, his nature is still the sameβself-centered,Β self-sufficient,Β self-willed. Self!Β Self!Β Self!
The Bible is GodβsΒ βcounsel.βΒ It is His advice to us. He took some time toΒ writeΒ it so we had better take some time toΒ readΒ it! If we evaluate ourselves using our own standards, we look pretty good. However, when we consider that divine counsel, we realize just how depraved and wayward we actually are. We had betterΒ βhearken,βΒ take heed to, that counsel. There is such great disappointment and misery in life for Christians who fail to learn how God the Holy Spirit is working today. There is eternal damnation awaiting those who die apart from the Lord Jesus Christ! Yet, we are all βtoo busyβ being entertained in religion, βtoo busyβ making money to hoard, βtoo busyβ seeking fame, βtoo busyβ learning in educational institutions, βtoo busyβ talking when we should be listening, βtoo busyβ indeed, to worry about anything of spiritual value.
Without delay, friends, let us come by faith in Jesus Christ alone, thatΒ βHe died for our sins, He was buried, and He rose again the third dayβΒ (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). Without delay, brethren, let us walk according to the grace of God, rather than the law of God (RomansΒ 6:14). Let usΒ βhearkenβΒ to theΒ βcounselβΒ of God. Let us beΒ βwise!β source
