Let's Be Found Using A Little Bit Of Common Sense, Please!

French writer, historian and philosopher, François-Marie Arouet, (pen name, Voltaire) once stated, “Common sense is not so common” — and his assessment was exactly right! In a society that has grown increasingly lawsuit conscious, we are inundated with warnings on various products, mostly because many folks just lack simple common sense.

The following are some examples (more examples):

On a hair dryer: “Do not use while sleeping.”
On an Rowenta iron: “Do not iron clothes on body.”
On a chainsaw: “Do not attempt to stop chain with your hand.”
On a cup of coffee: “Hot beverages are hot!”
On a butcher knife: “Please keep out of children.”

Common sense can be learned, either from experience (the hard way), or the teaching we receive from those we trust. However, God’s Word is the best source of all to develop discernment and good judgment (Psalm 119:66).

Three words echo throughout the book of Proverbs: wisdom, knowledge, understanding. God has packed this book with a plethora of common sense.

Note that Proverbs 11:12 advises restraint: “A man of understanding holds his peace.” Proverbs 17:27 warns: “He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.” Proverbs 20:13 is practical: “Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty.”

To increase our common sense, spiritually speaking, let us consult the inspired Word of God "daily" (Acts 17:11) — the only source of true "wisdom" (Proverbs 2:6).

Dear reader, let's be found using a little bit of common sense, please!

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets