God Tweets

In this age of instant communication, social sites like Twitter and Facebook are all the rage.  This is due, of course, to the short, quick, and to the point statements that force both writers and readers to think and interpret each other’s thoughts with less information.  I was thinking on this phenomenon and began to wonder if I haven’t seen this before… Then bam!! It hit me.  God has a set of tweets of His own; in a book called Proverbs.  Short, sweet, to the point, but still full of incredible wisdom.  I’ll call them “God Tweets.”

Here are my thoughts on one of them…

Proverbs 28:1
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one’s after them;
Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

• The wicked are edgy…
  • I had a hard time with this one.  I don’t consider myself wicked; I’m a youth pastor for cryin out loud!  But there have been so many times when I have felt “edgy” or uncomfortable with guilt.  And I know I’m not the only one.  You know that feeling you get after you have done something wrong.  Or how about the feeling you get when you know you’re in sin and you have to be around people who you know are spiritual.  You feel like the Holy Spirit might tattle on you or something.   I have been there on many occasions.  So, when I am out of the will of God, I am wicked. Tough conclusion…

• The honest are relaxed, confident, bold…
  • When we honestly walk in the will of God, there is no need for fear.  The lion is a very relaxed animal because it knows it’s the king.  It’s the best – the strongest.  Well, God is the King; He is the best and the strongest.  When we are honest before the Lord in our weakness, He grants us His strength.  You see, many times honesty takes “humility.”  It take the willingness to say that I honestly cannot do this alone. It takes coming to the conclusion that we are wicked.  Yet again, tough conclusion… but honest.

So ask yourself in the quietness of your heart…

Are you edgy?

Are you worried?

Are you ready to run without a pursuer?

Or

Are you relaxed?

Are you confident?

Are you bold?

Are You Being Honest?