The Prudent
One
“A prudent man sees danger and takes
refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” Pvbs. 22:3
If only
life came with visual danger signs. The
ones we see on the side of the road with large red letters, warning us of
trouble ahead. When we read the signs,
we can avert disaster by re-directing our cars and taking a different route to
our destination. It may take a bit
longer, but it is safer.
The person
with wisdom and prudence is the one who can discern with the Holy Spirit’s
assistance that danger is ahead. It is
the man or woman who can “read the signs” of trouble and find a safe place to
take refuge. It is much like hearing the
siren sound and taking cover, because tornadoes are in the area. People head to the safest place in their
homes and they take cover.
Conversely,
the person lacking wisdom and discernment will not hear the siren and so
continue about their day. Or, some will
hear the siren but calculate that they have enough time to do a couple more
things before finding safety. They keep
going and suffer for it.
The person struggling
with addiction drives through a section of town well known for its local drug
dealers. The decision to stop for lunch
there or delay the lunch until the next town is the evidence of heeding wisdom. Example after example brings us to the same point: are we seeing the warning signs are we taking
refuge?
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