Greetings everyone. Today I had to run some errands out of town, which is why this article is coming so late.

Once again, I apologize. 

However, from Proverbs chapter 9, verse 13 caught my attention that;

“A foolish woman is clamorous: She is simple, and knoweth nothing.” Proverbs 9:13 KJV.

My Thoughts (How my mind processed this):

Not all women are foolish, but a woman who is clamorous is foolish. 

The Bible defines a foolish person as one who says and acts like God does not exist  (Psalm14:1-3)

A woman who believes that God exists will not be clamorous, but would exhibit

 a meek and quiet spirit, and take matters to God in prayers.

Peacefulness and meekness are great in the sight of God (See 1 Peter 3:4).

Clamoring involves making  blatantly insensitive noise, or  discordant protesting, such as we experienced recently when some women were clamoring for the right to murder their children.

The shocking aspect of the clamorousness is that even women who professed to be Christians were noisily insistent in their demands.

Soul Searchlight:

*As Christians, what should we do when we face hard situations –

 a) should we go through it trusting God to help us through it. Or

b) Seek an easy way out by clamoring for governmental legalization of what God’s Word clearly defines as wrong?

Which reminds me of Apostle Peter and John’s response in a similar situation. They said:

“Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.  For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Read Acts 4:18-20)

As these thoughts went through my mind, I repented of the many ways that I compromised my faith in God, in order to have an easy life. 

*Do a soul search today of your life whether you have walked in faith with God. 

If Christians are being persecuted today, will you stand up and be counted or will you take the easy way out?

To live a Godly life in Christ Jesus comes with persecution (2 Timothy 3:12).

We must take hold of the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God,  in order to overcome challenges in our world. 

The more we look to other sources for outlets, the more we become more like the world, Instead of being salt and light in this world. 

If salt loses its saltiness it ends up as thrash (Read Matthew 5:13-16)

#Prayer:

I pray earnestly that we will not forget God, our first love in the heat of trouble. Instead, we will stand out and stand strong in faith despite persecutions.

And God who rewards diligence, will show up strong for us with His awesomeness, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

Tomorrow we continue with meditations from Proverbs chapter 10.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  December 9th 2024