Proverbs 1:29-31 (ESV)
29 Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
Wisdom stresses the reason that judgment comes: fools do not fear the Lord. By rejecting wisdom, they reject God as well. “Hating,” “choosing,” and “despising” imply willful action. Wisdom reminds her audience that there is nothing unfair about judgment. Fools will receive what they live for. They long to live according to their own desires–without wisdom and without God. In the end, they will get what they yearned for: eternity without wisdom and shut out from the presence of the Lord. Those who push God out of their lives willfully choose to do so. Even a follower of God may try to live without wisdom in select areas of her life, but God desires to rule over our whole person and be Master of our whole life, not just part. Are there any aspects of your life that you don’t want God “messing with”? If so, give them over to the Master and allow him to be the Lord over all you think and do.