1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
There are many who are claiming that the fires in the west are as much a result of poor forest management as climate change. Likewise the floods in China are a result of a poor design of the three gorges dam. Apparently it should have been about 20 meters taller if you really wanted to control floods. The Chinese leadership decided against it because they would have displaced a number of people, as a result they made a huge dam to control flooding that doesn’t control flooding. Others are saying that the cracks in the dam indicate it was made of sub quality concrete.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
We saw this in Haiti, they had a 6.5 earthquake which caused massive damage and destruction. This was not due to the earthquake which is 1/100th the size of an 8.5, but rather due to shoddy construction. They knew they were in an earthquake zone but they used fraud to get around the building codes.
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
The floods in China, the fires in California, the earthquake in Haiti all caused the substance of those living there to be cast away. You have to dig a little deeper to discover the wickedness that caused this destruction. I think most people are starting to agree that they can no longer ignore climate change. No matter what the cost would have been prior to this year it would have been cheaper than the cost they will now see. The US just designated China guilty of genocide. That will cause a cascade of issues. If the UN certifies this every country is required to sanction China or else be labeled as being complicit. If the UN obfuscates they will bring judgement on themselves and their legitimacy.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
It is easy to see that although it would have been difficult to make the dam 20 meters higher, failing to do so will be catastrophic to China’s economy. As for the forest fires in California it is quite clear that they knew the danger from dry brush and from the bark beetles. It would have been a lot of work to cut down the diseased trees and clear the brush, but there is no doubt that not doing that work has caused financial ruin to tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of people on the West Coast. Sanctioning China for genocide will be the same thing as a declaration of war.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Now is the time to share the gospel. All of these events are giving every believer an easy “lay up” to share the gospel.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Everyone in the world blesses Nelson Mandela for his magnanimous spirit of forgiveness, everyone blesses Gandhi for showing us how to resist nonviolently. On the other hand there are those who are calling for violence as a necessary way to get their goal. This reveals that they are wicked.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Anyone remember the names of the KKK responsible for bombings and lynchings? Their name rots and no one wants to take credit for their evil deeds.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
There are numerous blogs and chats of these BLM supporters, people belonging to one extremist group or another, there are many examples of prating fools. Ask them what the solution is, what do they want? If they can’t answer that then everything else they say is tedious and foolish.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Shall be known, not immediately, but you can be sure they shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
It just came out this week that Trump told Woodward he knew the Covid19 virus was much more deadly than he was saying publicly. He “didn’t want to cause a panic” but he definitely caused sorrow as many followed his lead to downplay the severity of the pandemic.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
When people pervert their ways as they have done in the oil industries attempt to discredit the science of climate change, then you can be sure it will end in violence. When the president winks with his eye saying the pandemic is no worse than the flu, then you know it will result in violence.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
This is what we are seeing today on social media. Hatred is stirring up strife. Erroneous stories, half truths, blatant lies all motivated by hatred. It may be due to Russian, Chinese or Iranian influence.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
There are many people in this country who have been involved in the civil rights struggle, they have understanding, they have wisdom. But these ones who are looting and rioting are void of understanding. They will be picked up, charged, convicted and then the rod on the back will become their tutor.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The cancel culture is making sure of that. Say something foolish on social media and they will destroy you, your job, and your business.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
These rioters and looters think they are being strong. What they are doing is destroying their neighbors. Their poverty is a result of reaping what they sow. But the same is true of the rich. The Chinese leadership, through poor leadership, is causing millions of poor in China to be destroyed. That will become China’s poverty. Climate change is causing thousands of poor on the West Coast to be destroyed, that will be their poverty. For example, as a result of these fires insurance against fire will go up and the value of everyone’s house will go down. All those houses that got burned to the ground didn’t just leave those people homeless it also left the banks holding the mortgages broke as well.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
If you build houses in Haiti and make money by getting around the building codes through fraud, as your business grows so will the fraud. This age is likened to the Lord planting seeds of wheat in his field and the enemy planting seeds of tares. Both have been growing together, at the end of the age they will be reaped. The tares are thrown into the furnace of fire, the wheat is caught up to the Lord’s barns.
There are many who are claiming that the fires in the west are as much a result of poor forest management as climate change. Likewise the floods in China are a result of a poor design of the three gorges dam. Apparently it should have been about 20 meters taller if you really wanted to control floods. The Chinese leadership decided against it because they would have displaced a number of people, as a result they made a huge dam to control flooding that doesn’t control flooding. Others are saying that the cracks in the dam indicate it was made of sub quality concrete.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
We saw this in Haiti, they had a 6.5 earthquake which caused massive damage and destruction. This was not due to the earthquake which is 1/100th the size of an 8.5, but rather due to shoddy construction. They knew they were in an earthquake zone but they used fraud to get around the building codes.
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
The floods in China, the fires in California, the earthquake in Haiti all caused the substance of those living there to be cast away. You have to dig a little deeper to discover the wickedness that caused this destruction. I think most people are starting to agree that they can no longer ignore climate change. No matter what the cost would have been prior to this year it would have been cheaper than the cost they will now see. The US just designated China guilty of genocide. That will cause a cascade of issues. If the UN certifies this every country is required to sanction China or else be labeled as being complicit. If the UN obfuscates they will bring judgement on themselves and their legitimacy.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
It is easy to see that although it would have been difficult to make the dam 20 meters higher, failing to do so will be catastrophic to China’s economy. As for the forest fires in California it is quite clear that they knew the danger from dry brush and from the bark beetles. It would have been a lot of work to cut down the diseased trees and clear the brush, but there is no doubt that not doing that work has caused financial ruin to tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of people on the West Coast. Sanctioning China for genocide will be the same thing as a declaration of war.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Now is the time to share the gospel. All of these events are giving every believer an easy “lay up” to share the gospel.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Everyone in the world blesses Nelson Mandela for his magnanimous spirit of forgiveness, everyone blesses Gandhi for showing us how to resist nonviolently. On the other hand there are those who are calling for violence as a necessary way to get their goal. This reveals that they are wicked.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Anyone remember the names of the KKK responsible for bombings and lynchings? Their name rots and no one wants to take credit for their evil deeds.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
There are numerous blogs and chats of these BLM supporters, people belonging to one extremist group or another, there are many examples of prating fools. Ask them what the solution is, what do they want? If they can’t answer that then everything else they say is tedious and foolish.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Shall be known, not immediately, but you can be sure they shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
It just came out this week that Trump told Woodward he knew the Covid19 virus was much more deadly than he was saying publicly. He “didn’t want to cause a panic” but he definitely caused sorrow as many followed his lead to downplay the severity of the pandemic.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
When people pervert their ways as they have done in the oil industries attempt to discredit the science of climate change, then you can be sure it will end in violence. When the president winks with his eye saying the pandemic is no worse than the flu, then you know it will result in violence.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
This is what we are seeing today on social media. Hatred is stirring up strife. Erroneous stories, half truths, blatant lies all motivated by hatred. It may be due to Russian, Chinese or Iranian influence.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
There are many people in this country who have been involved in the civil rights struggle, they have understanding, they have wisdom. But these ones who are looting and rioting are void of understanding. They will be picked up, charged, convicted and then the rod on the back will become their tutor.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The cancel culture is making sure of that. Say something foolish on social media and they will destroy you, your job, and your business.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
These rioters and looters think they are being strong. What they are doing is destroying their neighbors. Their poverty is a result of reaping what they sow. But the same is true of the rich. The Chinese leadership, through poor leadership, is causing millions of poor in China to be destroyed. That will become China’s poverty. Climate change is causing thousands of poor on the West Coast to be destroyed, that will be their poverty. For example, as a result of these fires insurance against fire will go up and the value of everyone’s house will go down. All those houses that got burned to the ground didn’t just leave those people homeless it also left the banks holding the mortgages broke as well.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
If you build houses in Haiti and make money by getting around the building codes through fraud, as your business grows so will the fraud. This age is likened to the Lord planting seeds of wheat in his field and the enemy planting seeds of tares. Both have been growing together, at the end of the age they will be reaped. The tares are thrown into the furnace of fire, the wheat is caught up to the Lord’s barns.