Mirrored Message

“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.  Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit” (Proverbs 25:4,5).  “And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh…. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush” (Acts 7:13,35).

“Answer not a fool” we’re told

According to his foolish mind,

Lest we be like him as we’re pulled

In folly also, thus inclined.

A fool may be considered smart,

Assessed by standards in our schools,

But God has spoken of the heart,

And those rejecting Him are fools.

The Word of God is like a mirror

Reflecting what we truly are.

Stephen could not make that clearer

When standing at the judgment bar.

Joseph was a type of Christ,

And Stephen preached on Moses too.

These were portraits which sufficed

To show them what they ought to do.

O Lord, we thank for Your Word

That mirrors what we are within.

Instruct us by the truth we’ve heard

To trust You, and to turn from sin!