06/28/2025
6/28 Mold Me, Make Me, Shape Me
Proverbs 27:22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his folly will not depart from him.
Fools are not teachable, they have a hard time listening to the advice and counsel of others, and in fact rarely seek it. The bible speaks about being, “tender hearted before the Lord.” This means we yield quickly to His counsel, He has no need to yell, we follow a still small voice it that is the way He is speaking to us.
The proud man/woman doesn’t listen to others, but plows on ahead, often to ruin and or trouble. A humble man yields to and accepts the counsel of his wife. A humble youth submits to the guidance of their parents.
One of Soloman’s greatest mistakes was the day he refused to listen to counselors older and wiser than he, but listened to his youthful friends, and they gave him very foolish advice. That folly split the Jewish nation in two. Solomon learned his lesson the hard way, but the consequences followed his nation for almost 200 years. Plowing on in stubborn obstinacy will yield a crop of heartache and trouble.
God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
Prayer Point: Lord, help me to have a teachable spirit. Help me let others speak into my life keep me from prideful unyielding decisions.
