BBD 03.08.14 Imprudence Avoidance (Classic)

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03.08.14

Imprudence Avoidance

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly. -
Proverbs 13:16.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were
called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever
you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through Him. - Colossians 3:15-17.

Three high school students in Arkansas got into a little
trouble when they used a homemade stun gun on some fellow students. One student
was able to find directions for making a stun gun on the Internet, and actually
made one - then he brought it to school. The stun gun maker and four others
then began shocking fellow students at an awards assembly. Apparently no
injuries were sustained (other than severe shock!), and no one needed medical
attention. The students using the homemade stun gun have been given short
suspensions.

I once had a client while I was a probation and parole
officer who was 18 years old, but the judge was still allowing him to attend
high school. I received a call one day that my client had shot another student
in the head during a break in classes. Thankfully, it was only a blank gun that
he used to shoot the other student. However, when you hold a blank gun six
inches from someone’s face and pull the trigger you can expect there to be a
little damage. It was not a severe injury but definitely scary for the student
involved and everyone who witnessed it. The judge gave my client one more
chance and moved him to another school.

The Amplified
Bible translates Proverbs 13:16 as “Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a [self-confident] fool
exposes and flaunts his folly.” It should
have been obvious to the five students at the high school in Arkansas that
using a homemade stun gun on other students could cause problems. They had the
necessary knowledge through 16 years of life to know this very evident fact. What
happened? They ignored the knowledge they had, the wisdom they had and did
what they wanted to do. It should have been obvious to my client that
threatening or pointing any type of gun, blank or otherwise, at anyone would
cause problems. There should have been no doubt in his mind that actually
firing a blank gun into the face of a student in a hallway filled with students
would cause mass panic. What happened? He ignored the information he had
obtained over 18 years of his life and did what he wanted to do. The result was
not much fun for him or anyone else involved.

Both of these incidents with the homemade stun gun and
the blank gun are examples of people acting as fools. They had no concern for
anyone but themselves, as a result they did cause harm to others, and exposed
themselves as fools. Their actions were in direct opposition to the instruction
of the apostle Paul when he tells the Colossians, “let the peace of God rule in your hearts”; “let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom”; and, “whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” These young men obviously were not letting “the peace of God rule” in their
hearts, or letting “the word of Christ dwell” in them “richly in all
wisdom,” and they were not acting in “the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Avoid being exposed as a fool and instead fill your heart
and life with the wisdom of God through His Word. Then, you will find
yourself able to “do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Copyright © 2005 - 2014. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

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Burning Bush websites:

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If for some reason you do not
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website at http://www.theburningbushnet for the “Devotional of the Day” and read the
devotional there.

The Burning Bush Devotional

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to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2005

03.08.14

Imprudence Avoidance

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly. -
Proverbs 13:16.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were
called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever
you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through Him. - Colossians 3:15-17.

Three high school students in Arkansas got into a little
trouble when they used a homemade stun gun on some fellow students. One student
was able to find directions for making a stun gun on the Internet, and actually
made one - then he brought it to school. The stun gun maker and four others
then began shocking fellow students at an awards assembly. Apparently no
injuries were sustained (other than severe shock!), and no one needed medical
attention. The students using the homemade stun gun have been given short
suspensions.

I once had a client while I was a probation and parole
officer who was 18 years old, but the judge was still allowing him to attend
high school. I received a call one day that my client had shot another student
in the head during a break in classes. Thankfully, it was only a blank gun that
he used to shoot the other student. However, when you hold a blank gun six
inches from someone’s face and pull the trigger you can expect there to be a
little damage. It was not a severe injury but definitely scary for the student
involved and everyone who witnessed it. The judge gave my client one more
chance and moved him to another school.

The Amplified
Bible translates Proverbs 13:16 as “Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a [self-confident] fool
exposes and flaunts his folly.” It should
have been obvious to the five students at the high school in Arkansas that
using a homemade stun gun on other students could cause problems. They had the
necessary knowledge through 16 years of life to know this very evident fact. What
happened? They ignored the knowledge they had, the wisdom they had and did
what they wanted to do. It should have been obvious to my client that
threatening or pointing any type of gun, blank or otherwise, at anyone would
cause problems. There should have been no doubt in his mind that actually
firing a blank gun into the face of a student in a hallway filled with students
would cause mass panic. What happened? He ignored the information he had
obtained over 18 years of his life and did what he wanted to do. The result was
not much fun for him or anyone else involved.

Both of these incidents with the homemade stun gun and
the blank gun are examples of people acting as fools. They had no concern for
anyone but themselves, as a result they did cause harm to others, and exposed
themselves as fools. Their actions were in direct opposition to the instruction
of the apostle Paul when he tells the Colossians, “let the peace of God rule in your hearts”; “let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom”; and, “whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” These young men obviously were not letting “the peace of God rule” in their
hearts, or letting “the word of Christ dwell” in them “richly in all
wisdom,” and they were not acting in “the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Avoid being exposed as a fool and instead fill your heart
and life with the wisdom of God through His Word. Then, you will find
yourself able to “do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Copyright © 2005 - 2014. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have
received visits from more than 170 countries. Celebrating 15 years online since
January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading
the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000 subscribers across the world.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top left hand corner of all of the pages.

Prayer Warriors Wanted! Please join the
Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998. Send prayer requests and
receive prayer requests. To join send an
email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn
profile with endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Please pray for
the people of Ukraine and Venezuela. Many prayer needs are posted at the
Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You can also post your prayer
requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for
me.).

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please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

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