Proverbs 21:30 ¶ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor
counsel against the LORD. 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle:
but safety is of the LORD.
First, there is nothing in human wisdom or
pretended understanding that can prevail against God. Our schools teach that
mankind descended by evolution from apelike creatures and then all the way back
to single celled organisms that somehow came into existence by chance. And yet,
it is estimated that 90% of the earth’s people believe in some concept of God
as a creator of all things. Human beings will argue about the nature of God, or
what He expects or should expect from us, or what His standard of righteousness
is but they pretty much universally believe in some form of God the Creator.
Psalm 19:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.» The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his
handywork.
We have spent trillions of dollars trying to
overcome and overthrow what God has said in His word, to extend our lives and
cheat death. But, at some point, unless the Lord returns for us, we will all
physically die, just as He has said.
Ecclesiastes 8:8 There is no man that hath
power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of
death: and there is no discharge in that war;...........
And;
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the judgment:
On and on, mankind does his best to change the declarations
of God into mere quaint sayings written by ancient men in an old book but again
and again God trumps “science falsely so called”. At one time scientists said
that the earth was carried on the back of a turtle or something like that but
God said,
Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the
empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
A few, not very many but a few, of those
esteemed men of wisdom long ago thought the earth was flat but God said,
Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the
earth....
And even today those who would oppose God find themselves
in a quandary. Inevitably what God says is true and what they temporarily
believe is false. I can list dozens of statements men have made against God
that God has simply beaten down.
In each of our lives we have, at one time or the
other, chosen to deny God’s truth and suffered for it. When we were young we
thought that we were exempt from the consequences that God had laid out for sin
and look at us now. Our bodies and minds suffer those consequences. Our
families suffer those consequences. We thought, not me, that won’t happen to
me. But, no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel can prosper against the
Lord.
When we got older we still went against God. We
cling to our possessions, our perceived social status, our entertainments, our
careers, our health, and our families placing all of them ahead of our worship
of God and God can take any of them any time He wants us to start looking up.
A dozen or more times a day we make decisions
that if one were to examine them carefully to see if they revealed trust and
faith in Christ they would find none. And yet, we claim to be Christians and
followers of Christ.
Everything you do against God or against His
words in this Book will be like a water buffalo running into a thick, brick
wall over and over. Or better yet, like a puff of smoke threatening to overcome
a mountain. You who stand against God; you may have been a powerful athlete in
high school but you are going to be a sick, old man barely able to stand up on
his own one day, if you live. You may have been the prettiest girl you ever saw
but one day you will be bent over needing someone to lean on. You may have had
a great job, a fine intellect, and loads of money but one day your flesh will
be lying in a casket, awaiting burial and there will be absolutely nothing that
your job, intellect, or cash will be able to do to stop that from happening.
No doctor, no philosopher, and no man of letters
has anything to offer you that will permit you to stand against God. In the
end, if you reject salvation by and through the Lord Jesus Christ, you will
descend into a sinner’s Hell able only to shout “AMEN!!!!!!” as you know you
deserve to be let go to that natural fate of all mankind without Christ.
Our weapons of war, the horse and chariot, armor
and sword of long ago or the automatic rifles and hand grenades, fighter jets
and nuclear weapons of today will be useless, a pathetic joke against God. You
may be the greatest warrior of all time but only God can keep you alive in the
day of battle. Without God’s hand of protection and safety on them, the bravest
and the best go down into death, bodies broken and torn, just as the most
cowardly and the worst.
We live by insurance actuarial tables and
medical doctors and safety features; low fat diets, prescription medications,
seat and shoulder belts, ground fault switches, airbags, parachutes, safety
harnesses, helmets and chest protectors but none of it means a thing if the
Lord doesn’t protect you.
So, there are two things you will always fail
against, and that miserably and even suddenly and without remedy. One is God’s
counsel, His doctrine. Two is looking to anything for protection and safety
other than God.
Don’t get me wrong. It is wise to eat right, to
exercise, to wear your seatbelts, to put on a helmet, and to practice safety
just as it is to avail yourself of the latest technology and science to keep
you alive and healthy. No one has said that it is Godly to be reckless,
foolhardy, and stupid. The point of this Proverb is just to remember, you can’t
stand against God and you are a fool if you think anything on this earth will
keep you alive in that day.
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