Saturday... But Billy, you shouldn't say that word.

Have you ever had your mom say that to you after you had said a certain word, that we shouldn't say? It's not what we should say.

The writer of Proverbs 12:1 (NIV) says one of those words. He writes, "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid." Not a word we would use but it gets to the point, doesn't it?

We had a 59 year old man here in Vegas a couple of weeks back who had gotten speeding ticket after speeding ticket who ran a stop sign going 100 miles an hour and hit a van killing a family of seven, and also himself and his passenger. Now that was deadly stupid.

Over and over people don't listen to correction and suffer consequences. It really is stupid.

Verse 1 in the New Living Translation says, "To learn, you must love discipline, it is stupid to hate correction." It really, really is.

The first part is also so important, "To learn, you must love discipline." It takes discipline to learn but there is such a reward.

Look at verses 2 & 3, "The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness. Wickedness never brings stability, but the righteous have deep roots."

Here is another one, verse 11, "A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense." Maybe that is a nicer way to say stupid.

Verses 15, 16 & 17, "Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others. A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted. An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies."

And then over in the New Testament book of 2 Peter chapter 3 verses 12 & 13, "You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen." Now that is really smart. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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