Proverbs 10:1 “A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.”

WISE TO FOOLISH

Solomon was a wise man, in fact, the wisest man whom ever lived, except for Christ.  It’s interesting that he wrote this pro\verb.  Do you remember who followed him as king?  Rehoboam, the one responsible for splitting the kingdom.

I bet Solomon didn’t see that coming.  Surely he schooled his son to make good choices.  But Rehoboam yielded to a younger bunch of advisors and ended up causing a split in the kingdom of Israel that was never repaired.

TEACHING MOMENT     

What are you teaching your children?  Are you pouring wisdom into them from God’s Word?  Are you showing them how to make choices based on the Truth, rather than on what they “believe” is best?

Have they made some bad choices?  Probably.  If they are like most kids, sometimes they are impulsive or they yield to the influence of peers.  That will happen!  But point them to this verse.  “A wise son…a foolish son.”  Which do they want to be?

Now how about you?  Just because you are grown, Mom and Dad, you are not exempt from making poor choices.  How long do you bathe your decisions in prayer before you make them?  Do you get overly anxious waiting on God and decide to just do something?  Wrong!  Don’t do that.  Wait on Him!

One generation changed Israel – from the wisest to the foolish.  Which are you?