Ecclesiastes 10:1 provides us with one of the most interesting and unusual warnings in all of the Bible: “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”

God’s people are to use wisdom to be like sweet smelling ointment that brings healing to people all around us who are experiencing great hurts in their lives. But only a little bit of folly or foolishness can be like a dead fly that causes that ointment to be both useless and repulsive.

What many people think are “little things” are often very big things.

This message, filled with stories, is a challenge to everyone, but especially to young people. That challenge is to not allow a “little folly” that will damage one’s testimony and either ruin their life or prevent them from being effective for God.