Jump Start # 420 

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Proverbs 28:5 “Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand all things.” 

  Proverbs are so straight forward. They hit the nail on the head every time. What a great passage for today! Evil men do not understand justice…that’s the truth. We could add other things to that list, such as: evil men do not understand fairness; evil men do not understand grace; evil men do not understand the Lord.

  The contrasting statement, “those who seek the Lord understand all things” is revealing. The difference is the Lord. The Psalmist would say that the word of the Lord makes him wiser than the aged. God knows. Those that follow God know.

  Simple statement. Simple thoughts. Now, don’t leave it there. Drop the net some. Let’s think about our children. If they are not getting a regular diet of the Lord at home, not just the church building, their understanding of things may be effected. Here’s what I mean:

  Your children will learn about truth—either from God’s word or from their friends, professors, or the media. One way or another they will learn. They will learn what is right or they will learn a twisted form of what is right.

• Their view of the Bible will come either from the Bible or what someone tells them about the Bible.
• Their view of honesty will come from either the Bible or what someone tells them about honesty. They may be told it’s ok to lie, as long as no one gets hurt, or if it’s necessary to advance your career.
• They will learn about love, either from the Bible or from their friends. God will teach them that love is giving. Their friends will tell them that love is taking. Not the same.
• Their view of worship—from the Bible or from their friends.

  Another thought to add here, it is difficult to teach “evil men.” They don’t understand. It’s not a lack of knowledge nor the opportunity to learn, rather, it’s their heart. They don’t understand because they don’t want to understand. The Lord is there. His word is everywhere. Those that seek find. But those that don’t, don’t. And those are the ones who don’t understand. They are not dumb people, in fact some of the brightest bulbs in the pack are those that have no knowledge of the Lord. Their intellect has led them to believe that a system of faith is inferior intelligence. They have “out grown” religion. Secular in their thinking, planning, and dreaming. They live in a world void of God. These are the folks that fills the classrooms of many universities. Smart in some ways, but really dumb in other ways. They don’t understand and they never will until they come to the Lord. They build their theories based upon their ignorance and lack of understanding. Their theories are full of holes, simply because they do not understand.

  It is the humble heart that will come to the Lord, be taught and learn. The humble knows that God has the answers. The humble realizes that without God, he will never understand. So, he seeks God. He stays with God. He sees the world through the eyes of God. Things seem differently that way. He sees the value of compassion and goodness. He is fearful of the destructive nature of sin. He knows. He knows because he has walked with God.

  The contrast of life— those that understand and those that don’t. The difference is the Lord. Whose side are you on?

Roger