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BE SEPERATED-2

 

TEXT:Proverbs 27:22 

You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.

God wants us to be freed and separated from all forms of foolishness. Hence, He does not want us to keep going back to our vomits i.e wrongs and sins.

Today, we shall be looking at a man whose foolishness remained in him, though, he was grinded like grain with mortar and pestle.His foolishness is so ingrained in him to the point that no amount of grinding could separate him from it. May we not be in such class of men in Jesus name.

 To do away with foolishness, you must take heed to instruction and live by it.

Once upon a time in Israel, a man by the name Shimei cursed and stoned King David during the time Absalom the kings's Son dethroned him. (2King 16:5-8).Shimei took advantage of David's trying moment. You can imagine a citizen cursing and casting stones at his King, the anointed of the Lord.

When David was restored, he did nothing to shimei.He however told  his Son, King Solomon never to hold him guiltless. (1King 2:9-10).

Despite all that Shimei had done to King David, he received conditional forgiveness from Solomon. King Solomon gave him a house arrest instead of killing him. 

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere.For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head." (1 Kings 2:36 & 37).

Though Shimei was pardoned for his wrong deeds, yet he will not learn his lessons. He simply went against the commands of the king because of the foolishness of his heart.

At the end of three years, after Shimei had received pardon and was given a house-arrest; he heard that two of his slaves had ran away, he went after them and brought them back home.(1Kings 2:39-40).

The man who has been forgiven so much could not give same forgiveness to his servants. He was so foolish that he couldn't learn from his first error. This singular act of his eventually led to his death.

The question is: Why would Shimei leave his home against the King's order? 

May the Lord drive away every iota of foolishness  in our hearts in Jesus name.

BIBLE READING : 

1 King 2:36-46.

 PRAYER FOCUS

Father God, drive away every iota of foolishness from my heart in Jesus name.

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