Proverbs 1:22: How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
Insight
A simple person is another name for a foolish person. It describes those who do not fear God. They do not weigh what they say or do. They live as if there is no God and no eternity. Their minds are blinded by their love for sin. These simple ones, ignorant of the value and danger of their souls, love [their] simple ways. They think of all attempts to enlighten them as an intrusion on their indulgent rest. While they live wild, profligate, and lazy lives, they forget that God remembers their wickedness and that they will be judged 1
Application
The Bible teaches us to have the “mind of Christ.” That is how we avoid simple-minded living. What kind of mind was that? It was a mind that was focused upon doing the will of the Father. The mind of Jesus was set upon serving others and loving others. Take the focus off yourself and your problems. Jesus delivered us from the low-level living that sin causes. Obedience is the road away from simplicity, onto the highway of the wise living. Surrender is the cure for simplicity.
Motivation
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!” Matthew 23:37
To be simple minded about sin is to be blinded to the consequences of sin. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please deliver me from simple-minded living. Teach me to live my life with the mind of Christ. Make me willing to do Your will.
1. Bridges, C. (2001). Proverbs. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
