The Voice Of Wisdom Cries In The Streets

            Wisdom crieth without; she uttered her voice in the streets  ( Proverbs 1:20 ).

Many people today would like to possess wisdom.  Not too many colleges today are giving classes on how to obtain wisdom.

Wisdom was once defined as the power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action.

Wisdom is basically broken down into two major categories:

1.  The wisdom of man.

2.  The wisdom of God.

In reality, there cannot be any true wisdom apart from God.  The Bible says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom  ( Proverbs 9:10 ).

The wisdom of man is foolishness with God.  The wisdom of God is so high above the   wisdom   of   man.     Since   many   people   today   have   no   fear   of   God,    they lack wisdom.

You can graduate from every university in the country, you can be loaded down

with every degree in the book, but unless you fear God, you lack wisdom.

True wisdom comes from God; it is not produced in the universities.

We live in a world today when there is every opportunity available to obtain a decent  education.    We   have   more   scientists   in   the   world   today   than   we   ever

had in the past.

People are more educated than ever before.  We live in the age of advanced technology.  On the other hand, we have a society with more sin, more crime, more ills, and more wars.

The wisdom of man will never solve the ills of this society.  Many are so busy trying to obtain wisdom, they neglect the true wisdom that comes from God.

Those who refuse to listen to the voice of wisdom, will someday find themselves in need of help, and unable to find it.

King Solomon was the wisest man whoever lived in all the world, but all his wisdom was brought to nought by his own decision in following paganism.

The Bible seems to imply strongly that Solomon was not saved, due to his ways of idolatry.

King Saul was a wise man used of God, until one day, he failed to listen to the voice of wisdom.

Saul was told by the prophet Samuel, to kill all the Amalekites, and all the cattle.  This seemed like a simple thing to do, especially since Saul had all the might and power to do it.

Instead of following the voice of wisdom from Samuel, Saul began to follow his own wisdom.  He thought it would be best to save the King of the Amalekites and some choice cattle.

Because Saul followed his own foolish wisdom, and not the wisdom of God, he was rejected by God in being king of Israel.

Saul had everything in the kingdom he wanted.  He could have the best house, the best land, the best servants, and the best wives.  He possessed everything, except the wisdom of God, this he rejected.

Saul did not judge rightly, and follow the soundest course of action laid out for him by God.

We have people today, who think they are wiser than God.  God knows the very intent of the heart.  Sin and disobedience will never get past God.  You may fool some people all the time, but you can’t fool God anytime.

The kingship of Israel was taken from Saul, and given to David.  Here was a lad who followed the wisdom of God.  David was anointed by the prophet, Samuel, to be king of Israel.

Saul, in his rage and jealousy, tried to kill David several times.  He hunted David like a wild animal.  He was going to do it his own way, regardless of what God said.
Oh, the stubbornness and rebellion of man.  Oh, the foolishness of man, walking in his own wisdom.  The wisdom of man is doomed to fall.

When Saul was in battle for his life, he could not hear from God.  He tried to find wisdom, but it had vanished from him.  Saul was left with his own wisdom, his own rebellion, and his own decisions.

Since the prophet, Samuel, had passed away, Saul could not ask him for council.  Saul finally turned to witchcraft, to find an answer for his fate.

Many people today still seek the occult for wisdom.  Satan is wise, he was full of wisdom.  His wisdom simply became corrupt after his fall from Heaven.  This is the reason we need God on our side; we are no match for the devil.  The wisdom of man is no match for the wisdom of Satan.

Here he is, King Saul, a man who followed his own wisdom, dying a suicide on Mt. Gilboah.  What a terrible tragedy.  Was this a smart thing to do?  Was this using wisdom?

The voice of wisdom is crying today in the streets of our cities.

Wisdom is crying for sinners to come to repentance.

Wisdom is crying for backsliders who have turned their back on God.

Wisdom is crying for the saints to draw closer go God.

Wisdom is crying for America to return to God.

Listen to the voice of wisdom!

On the Day of Pentecost, Peter preached a stirring message that convicted the

hearts of the people.  This is the kind of preaching we need today.

 

We have preaching today that will lull you to sleep.

We have preaching today that will tickle your ears.

We have preaching today that will put you at ease.

We have preaching today that will impress you.

We have preaching today that falls on deaf ears.

We have preaching today that is powerless.

We have preaching today that makes the devil laugh.

We have preaching today that condones the sins of our society.

We  need  to  get  back  to  the  preaching  that  is  anointed  by  the   Holy   Spirit, backed by the Word, and sent from Heaven.

The people at Pentecost were so stirred, they said to Peter, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

We need preaching today that will shake sinners.

We need preaching today that will shake Hell.

We need preaching today that will shake the devil.

We need preaching today that will rattle Heaven.

We need preaching today that will call sin, sin.

We need preaching today that will beckon angels.

We need preaching today that will convict the conscience, not soothe the conscience.

We need preaching today that will open prison doors.

We need preaching today that will upset Congress.

We need preaching today that makes Hell hot as it ever was.

We need preaching today that will put Hollywood to shame.

We need preaching today that will cause men and women to say, “What shall we do?”

There were thousands of “What shall we do?” at Pentecost.

Peter preached a message that shakes our theologians of today.  Peter was not out to be a popular preacher, he was out to be a successful preacher.  He was out to declare the Word of God.  He was out to see that the people received salvation.

Listen to Peter’s altar call, “Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the  Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Three thousand people listened to the voice of wisdom that day, and were converted to Christ.

The voice of wisdom is still crying today.  Can you hear his voice?

Turn from the foolishness of this world.

Turn from the foolishness of drugs.

Turn from the foolishness of immorality.

Turn from the foolishness of alcohol.

Turn from the foolishness of rebellion.

Turn from the foolishness of having your own way.

Turn from the foolishness of neglecting the House of God.

Turn from the foolishness of denying God.

Turn from the foolishness of foolish preaching.

Turn from the foolishness of man.

Turn from the foolishness of living without Jesus.

Hell is full of fools.  King Saul was a fool.  King Solomon was a fool.  The rich man was a fool.  Judas was a fool.  Are you a fool?  Hell is the place for fools, it is fools paradise.

Anyone who rejects the salvation there is in Jesus Christ, is the biggest fool in the world.

I used to be a fool.

I used to play in sin.

I used to neglect the House of God.

I used to live in rebellion.

But I wised up, I found that living for the devil was a lost cause.  I found that living for Jesus was everything.

When the voice of wisdom no longer cries in the streets of America, all hope will be gone.  The church will be gone.