Proverbs 1:24-26 (ESV)
24 Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,
26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when terror strikes you,
Though Wisdom passionately desires a genuinely listening audience, she is ignored. And consequences result. Her words of advice are disregarded by the naïve. She attempts to reason with the foolish and gullible, but they make no effort to save even their own lives. Because of this, she will laugh when what she warned them about comes to pass. She will see and say to herself, “I told you, but you did not listen.” Calamity and terror will come suddenly and unexpectedly, though the fool should know better. The Bible clearly instructs us in how to live wisely. If we ignore Scripture’s warning by mistreating our physical bodies, abusing our finances, neglecting relationships, tolerating greed and selfishness, or even spurning opportunities to know and serve the Lord, we will experience eternal regrets. If you died right now, what would you wish you had done differently? Why not make that change today?