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Feed the Spirit. Starve the Flesh. - Proverbs 9

In Proverbs 9, we meet an infamous character mentioned throughout the book of Proverbs. Her name is folly. The word folly means foolishness, a lack of good sense – the opposite of wisdom.

If you read Proverbs 8 and 9, there are some similarities; these two chapters compare Wisdom and Folly. For example, Proverbs 8:1-2 says “Wisdom” raises her voice at the highest point along the way, and Proverbs 9:14-15 says “Folly” sits on a seat at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by. The reality is there are a lot of voices competing for your attention. When you become a Christian, your spirit comes alive, and you have a new nature, but the old nature doesn’t fold up and go home. I wish. Before you were a Christian, you did what you wanted to do. Now, there’s a new nature, and you will continually deal with the inner conflict of pleasing God versus pleasing yourself. The Bible calls it the spirit and the flesh (Galatians 5:16-26). The most important thing you can do is ignore the flesh and feed your spirit. You’ll grow stronger spiritually as you do, and that loud, brash voice of folly calling out to you will get drowned out by God’s voice of wisdom!

“Father, thank you that I’m strong spiritually and can discern Your voice of wisdom in my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”