February 27, 2024 – What’s Really COOL?

What’s Really COOL?
February 27, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 5:10-13
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        Do you remember the day you graduated from high school? I remember most of my classmates saying things like, “I’m free… I’m finally free,” and, “No more people telling me what to do!” However, reality sets in not too long after graduation is done. There might be no more school for some, but there will always be someone telling you what needs to be done.

      Yet, with graduation, there is a sense of becoming your own person, an independence that feels liberating. Sadly, some of my classmates had already made significant mistakes in their lives by the time they graduated. Some had impregnated their girlfriends and were now responsible for supporting a family or paying child support. Ironically, many of these were the individuals who thought they were the big shots on campus—the Mr. and Miss “I’m too cool for most of you.” You know the type. However, their obsession with maintaining a “cool” image led them to try to be something they shouldn’t have been. Instead of enjoying their teenage years, they were trying too hard to be adults. Consequently, they found themselves becoming parents before school was even over, and it appeared as if they had lost a lot of the “coolness” that was so important to them. People would say things like, “Man, you have messed up your life,” or “What a waste; they had so much potential.”

 

       That is exactly what today’s scripture says. If you play with sin, you lose honor, opportunities slip away, and often you end up paying court fees, child support, or doctor bills. Some develop serious health issues, and others even lose their lives. Looking back, they probably wonder why they did not just wait. The brief moment of indulging in sin was not worth it. Not so “cool” after all.

        

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

 

     Is it worth it? Is sin really worth the shame and ridicule? Is it worth the disappointment you’ll feel later? Is it worth dishonoring God? Is it worth your entire life? The best answer to all these questions is a resounding NO.

 

What will you do to remain “COOL” with God?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: FEBRUARY 27, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Numbers 18 – Numbers 21
   Proverbs 5:10 – 13

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Numbers 1-2
   Mark 6:1-29