Choosing to be foolish

Scripture Read: Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.   

Application:  Notice the key word here is foolish. We need to really measure what we give our time and energy to. I think the Lord wants us to study all the details of the Truth and even have some healthy discussions about confusing issues. But it amazes me how much time believers spend getting into arguments over things that either don't mean much or over issues that can ONLY be settled in the mind of God Himself. 

First, if we would just consider how much there is in the scriptures that God desires to illuminate us to. If we would devote our time to that, consider the character fruit that would be produced. Second, if we would spend some time investigating difficult issues and challenge each other in ways that would glorify Him - I am sure this would bring pleasure to God’s heart. He desires His children to investigate His Word and help sharpen each other through it. He takes no pleasure in wasting time fighting each other over what is usually a liberty issue or a Biblical doctrine that we are trying to explain fully by placing it into a systematic theology. Let's not break the heart of our Lord by wasting precious time, displaying unChrist-like behavior over His truth or issues that are man made philosophies. The world is watching and we should be examples to them.

* Meditation Questions: How much time do I devote to trying to figure out what God meant on issues that are left unclear in scripture, compared to how much time to I spend doing the things I know God says to do? How much scripture is dedicated to explaining exactly how salvation works versus how much scripture is dedicated to explaining why we need to be saved, to become saved and how to make sure we are saved? What does that say to you?