Ecclesiastes 5:1. “Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.” THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS. What is all this noise I hear? It sounds so discordant on my ear. What in the world is going on there? All I can get is great big blare. “Come on in, you too can share.” And you step through the door in trepidation and fear – To the SACRIFICE OF FOOLS.
People are standing to the left and the right. Others are falling like rain in the night. There are those rolling on the floor right out in plain sight. The music is loud and the flashes of light, And the dry ice smokes, mixed with darkness and bright – “We’re all doing it, so it has got to be right!” It is THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS.
The book may have songs and even some hymns. The Bible is there and they read some psalms. The folks are filling the pews and are waving their arms. The swaying goes on like the wind in the palms. The sign says, “Church”, so they’re giving their alms. The collection goes around while the songs go on - At the SACRIFICE OF FOOLS.
Watch your foot, it is easy to slip. All kinds of things make it easy to trip. An arm on your shoulder or a kiss on the lip. Any little thing can happen so quick. And before you realize, you’re hooked on it. And the evil seems good because you seem to click – With THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS.
Your friends are there with their hands held out. Some people you know see you, and start to shout. Your name is whispered; then tossed about. The truths you taught and the life so loud, Goes down the drain when at the fools’ crowd, The pressure’s on and you fail your Lord, At THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS.
“O Almighty God: keep, by Thy great power, the feet of the young believers in this place. They are being attracted by a Christianized entertainment that they seem to think is holy. They want the noise and the friends and the excitement, but they are missing the whole point of gathering to the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Please help me to help them. Amen.”