I was talking with some gentlemen and they reminded me about something in the book of Proverbs and they got my curiosity up; and you know that’s what killed the cat. So, anyway, I looked it up and sure enough, that is what it said; but I will get to that in a minute. I have always loved to read in the book of Proverbs. It is full of wisdom and it talks a lot about fools and their foolish ways. Even if it were not God’s word and wisdom, then it would still be just a good old book to read. It is wise and humorous in some ways. Now to the scripture they mentioned. It is in Proverbs 26:11. It says, “As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.” Now two things here. If you are a country boy, then you know that to be a fact about a dog. Two, animals that will eat anything is a dog and a hog. I have always had trouble with both. I had to slop the hogs when I was a boy, and they would always rout out of the pen on a Sunday right about the time we were in the choir singing. “I’ll fly away!” With dogs, I know they are man’s best friend; that alone tells you something, but apparently they were my best enemy because they have always loved to bite me. A lady told me one time that her dog wouldn’t bite nothing but a biscuit and so apparently I was a biscuit, because he bit me. So anyway, I wonder what this Petco Company would have to say about a dog returning to his vomit and eating it. They call dogs human and the owners are their mother and father, but I don’t recollect anyone’s youngin eating their vomit. Lord help ud! Then it says, “A fool returns to his folly.” The old saying, “A word to the wise is sufficient.” In other words they learn from experience and mistakes; and they don’t return to their folly and foolishness. But a fool never seens to learn,; or better they don’t want to learn. They say that God takes care of fools and drunks, and the reason why he takes care of a fool is because a fool hasn’t got sense enough to take care of himself. Now, I know exactly what you are thinking right about now. I am using that word fool quite often. Well, let’s just talk about that and get that straight once and for all. Where the word says, “Don’t call you brother a fool.” It says what it means and means what it says. Don’t call your blood brother or your brother in Christ a fool. Plain and simple, but that don’t apply to everyone, because some folks, according to God’s word are a fool. They call themselves a fool. The word says that the fool has said in his heart there is no God, and then right here in Proverbs it said that a fool returns to his folly. So lighten up on this word fool. Now, in Proverbs, what this scripture is referring to is the backslidder that goes right back out into open sin. He goes back to his folly. His foolishness of practicing sins. And you can certainly call him a fool. To have tasted of what the Lord gives us and then go back on Him is like that dog going back to his vomit. And for those of you out there that has let some foolish preacher tell you that you can’t backslide, then you better think twice about that because, in many scriptures God Himself said that you could. So can you say amen? u APRIL 2026 GLAD TIDINGS 11 GARY TOOLE EXPRESS LOCATION: 1001 N Madison Ave Douglas Ga. In the old Preferred Loan & Tax Bldg Come See Us For Your: Personal Loans - Tax Loans - Filing Taxes LOAN AND TAX SERVICE 912-389-1040 A FOOL AND HIS FOLLY Todd Wade - Owner Jasmine Gusman - Douglas Mgr The devil had Jesus locked up in his death dungeon for the first and second day after his crucifixion. But on the third day, Jesus broke out, and in the process destroyed the one who held the power of death, the devil. Joyful Toons by Mike Waters
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTk2NjczNQ==