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Prayer
Good morning...
Today, our topic might look like a repeat of what we discussed 2 weeks ago...
…but i think you’ll see that as we get into it...
It will have a little bit of a different flavor to it...
Today we’ll be looking at - The Vanity of Living Wisely
Two weeks ago we looked at - The Vanity of Wisdom...
and in doing so - we really focused on the PURSUIT of Wisdom...
Where we looked at - Trying to attain more knowledge...
maybe of biochemistry...
mathematics
nutrition
business
marketing...
WHATEVER it is…the pursuit of Wisdom.
And what we saw THEN was that the PURSUIT itself - was a pointless one - ULTIMATELY!
THIS week we’re going to look at - NOT the PURSUIT of WISDOM...
But HOW we USE that wisdom in our lives!
What I want you understand as we go through this book is -
When I read through our verses this week and saw that this was going to be our topic...
my INITIAL response was - Well - we can just skip these verses and go to the next topic...
But then I thought - WAIT A MINUTE!
God wrote these words…He must WANT us to go through them again!
What is Solomon trying to do here?
Solomon is DRIVING nails in the coffin of life
He takes a topic - and he HEADS down that road - TO THE END!
And so if we HEAR something AGAIN THIS WEEK that we heard 2 WEEKS AGO - and our response is - OK…i get it ALREADY!!!
Solomon would say - Good! Mission accomplished!
Why? - Because here’s what’s going to happen -
REGARDLESS of how many times we hear it - we will walk out these doors...
..and we’ll pursue WISDOM
We’ll pursue LIVING WISELY....
And SOLOMON wants us to know how to maneuver through all of that!
STOP THERE - So I turned to wisdom and madness and folly.
Question - When do we realize that it’s WISE - NOT to touch the stove?
And so when Solomon here says - I considered WISDOM, and MADNESS, and FOLLY...
He’s saying...
I didn’t JUST pursue WISDOM without a MEASURING stick to hold up against it!
*Think about how SUBJECTIVE musical talent is...
Can anyone in here play the guitar?
OK - so when you see me playing the guitar - you might think - OK, Mike’s pretty good...
Some of you might think - He’s really good!
UNTILLL......what?
Until you go to a Shane and Shane concert and see Shane Barnard play the guitar...
See, when you do THAT...
When you measure MY aptitude for guitar playing up against NO ONE - Mike’s good!
BUT - when you measure my aptitude up against Shane Barnard - Mike just tinkers around.
THAT Guy’s LEGIT!
He’s WORLD CLASS!
What Solomon does here - is - he wants to measure HOW WISE his choices are…in light of the foolishness around him!
What does that do?
It actually brings VALIDITY to his experiment!
12b - For what can the man do who comes after the king?
Only what has already been done.
What is he saying here?
Many theologians debate what he means here...
But MY take is that he’s referring to himself as the king....
And he’s saying - LISTEN - I’ve walked down ALL of these ROADS - TO THE END!!
I’ve EXHAUSTED every path...
every possibly outcome...
I’ve tested it all...
“What could the next guy do to IMPROVE my test?”
Solomon says - Nothing!
*Watching gymnastics (Nationals) this past week - Simone Biles (floor exercise)
*If i was to walk you into a room that is completely DARK…think of how much knowledge you would have about your situation...
IN THIS DARK ROOM...
Should you walk to the right?
Should you JUMP forward 10 steps?
Should you BLINDLY run as fast as you can to the left?
(haunted houses - I ALWAYS CLOSE my eyes when walking thru…)
NOW - turn the lights on...
NOW YOU HAVE all the answers...
you SHOULD NOT walk to the right - because there’s a pit over that way, with a lion inside
you SHOULD NOT jump forward 10 steps - because there’s an electric fence straight ahead
NOW you know that running as fast as you can to your left would result in you impaling yourself on all the spears pointing at you.
Even an UNBELIEVER knows that there is more GAIN in light, than in darkness...
And Solomon is going this way because he’s going to end up making a point...
Just like there is more gain in light, than in darkness...
Solomon says - there is MORE gain in wisdom than in folly!
EVEN from a worldly perspective...
AND the WORLD will try and push this on you…we SEE these things...
PHYSICAL HEALTH:
Over the years we’ve seen the world become more knowledgable in this area...
Remember when “Subway” came out…?
It was probably the first chain restaurant that really pushed HEALTHY eating.
“Eat Fresh” - (eat less)
If you remember - we had just walked through...
Burger Kings - Have it Your Way… (extra mayo - SURE! - Onion rings ON your burger - YES!)
McDonald’s - Super SIZE ME!
Bigger sandwiches....more meat…bigger portions…this battle going on...
And then here comes this cold-cut, hoagie bun, 4 slices of meat - Sandwich place...
And their message to the world was - BE WISE! (If you ONLY KNEW how they made those nuggets)...
We’ve all lived through that...
ENTERTAINMENT:
I can’t speak for everyone, but i know a lot of people who have DROPPED Cable...
And either go without...
OR
They pay a 1/4 of the cost for Sling or something like it...
Netflix
Amazon
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