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“25  But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27  When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28  Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:” (Pr 1:25-28 AV)

 

Verse twenty-eight is a scary one.  Just think about it.  What the scriptures are intimating is if we ignore wisdom, there may come a time when wisdom ignores us.  We want to notice the condition upon wisdom’s silence.  This silence is not quick.  The one ignoring wisdom’s plea has done so repeatedly.  They have done so to the degree they now suffer calamity.  They suffer desolation and destruction.  The only reason they cry for wisdom now is their situation begs for it.  It is only because the individual is suffering so greatly that he calls out for wisdom.  It is suggested this calling out for wisdom is the first time he does so.  No wonder wisdom is so silent.  After calling out for him to heed hand learn, being ignored in the process, this foolish person dares to call out to the very person he has disrespected each step of the way.  The frightening thing to me is the possibility I could ever get to that point.  Imagine.  There can come a time we ignore the leading of the Holy Spirit long enough that when we need Him in our deepest times, He ignores us as we have all along ignored Him.

Have you ever been there with a child or student?  I have.  There were times when a young person turned the shoulder away when I offered help.  Have you ever there with a spouse?  Has your spouse ever been there with you?  How about the first time you tried to make a full course meal in the kitchen just to help her out?  Our the first time you tried to do the laundry?  Or the first time you tried to change the baby’s diaper, bathe him, or just feed him?  She patiently tried to coach you along.  Then you get yourself in a pickle and she simply says, “you wouldn’t listen to me.  You’re on your own.”  How many times have I looked upon a young child who was climbing on toys or items not designed to climb on?  I warned them not to do such a thing.  I warned them they would get trapped and unable to get out.  The first time they were trapped, we scramble over and untrapped them.  Then warned them not to climb again.  Do they listen?  Nope.  The warning goes out again.  They are trapped again.  You allow the child to reach a point of frustration or fear.  Then you calmly free the child.  A third warning goes out.  Don’t climb on that.  You will get yourself caught.  Again, the stubborn child ignores you.  After he is trapped again, we simply tell him he is on his own.  That usually cures it.  It takes some doing, but he figures out that climbing is not worth the risk.  Ignoring his cry for help and wisdom to escape is usually what cures him of the foolishness he caused.  To the same degree, God will turn His back on us when we cry for help if we have repeatedly turned our back on Him.

It is a frightening proposition the Holy Spirit might be silent in the times of our deepest needs.  It is not His fault. It is ours.  When we disrespect the wisdom God freely gives because we think we don’t need Him, He takes that personally.  When we turn a deaf ear to His grace is sharing with us that which we need to keep from getting trapped, to begin with, and repeatedly so, then when we cry out to God for help, it is insulting.  The book of James tells us if we desire wisdom, God gives us that wisdom without partiality.  He will not withhold wisdom if we ask.  It is a gift from heaven.  But if we spit on that free gift of wisdom, why would we expect it to show up when we need it?  This is the frightening reality of the situation above.  It is frightening to think we would allow ourselves to get so far away from the wisdom of God that when we needed it most, God would not give it.