Honoring Fools

As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.   Proverbs 26:1

If you think our nation honors fools in this age, you probably have a point well made. This is not to say that every person who receives an honor is a fool, but we do seem to have at least our fair share, and maybe a bit more, of fools gaining fame and fortune or media attention. You will decide for  yourself which ones are the fools of whom I speak! It would seem by the proverb Solomon collected that this happened in his time as well. Fools tend to stand out in any age, and sometimes they gain honor. The Preacher of old reminded us that this is not fitting; that this is as wrong as snow in the summer. 

We have some small snow on the ground this morning, but February in much of North America is the proper time for snow. While rain at wheat harvest time is common around here, that does not mean that it is welcome. The proverb speaks not only of things out of season but of things that are not wanted when they arrive. Honoring a fool therefore would seem rather foolish.

However, fools and honor are not the only things that are not fitting in this world. In our fallen state, the world has a great many things at odds with how they should be. We might well be here all day and into the next week should I try to list all that is wrong in the world. Or, you might just read the Bible, the word of God and then we don't have to reprint it here. Praise God that along with all that is wrong, the Lord tells in His word how He is going to make it right and new again through His Son, Jesus! 

Let the fools go their way, we believe in Jesus!

Bucky