‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance,For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.
Matthew 11:16-19 NLT
From our mother's womb, we are learning, gaining knowledge of the world around us. If we have/had a Godly mother, she included scriptural knowledge as the basis for all we've learned. If we didn't, we make the choice at some point whether or not to accept Christ as our Savior and follow His Word. Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is quite another. Wisdom is the ability to apply the knowledge we've learned. Wisdom comes from God.
From our mother's womb, we are learning, gaining knowledge of the world around us. If we have/had a Godly mother, she included scriptural knowledge as the basis for all we've learned. If we didn't, we make the choice at some point whether or not to accept Christ as our Savior and follow His Word. Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is quite another. Wisdom is the ability to apply the knowledge we've learned. Wisdom comes from God.
It's not enough to just accumulate knowledge. There are too many assumptions to be made and many of them are in error. John the Baptist wore clothes woven from camel hair, and he ate locust and wild honey. Our text for today says the people thought he was possessed. Jesus came preaching the same message and they said He was a glutton and a drunkard and kept bad company. They were all looking for the promised Messiah, but He didn't look like they thought He would. He didn't enter the way kings enter. His emissary was not what you'd picture the King's representative to look like. Assumptions based on knowledge alone...
Proverbs 7:4 NKJV tells us, Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Wisdom is the primary goal... Wisdom enables us to rightly use the knowledge we've gained. There is no true wisdom without God.
Our Promise is found in verse 19, But wisdom is shown to be right by its results - which means that our ability to apply spiritual truth [wisdom] will be demonstrated by what we do based on the choices before us. Choose wisely.
Proverbs 7:4 NKJV tells us, Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Wisdom is the primary goal... Wisdom enables us to rightly use the knowledge we've gained. There is no true wisdom without God.
Our Promise is found in verse 19, But wisdom is shown to be right by its results - which means that our ability to apply spiritual truth [wisdom] will be demonstrated by what we do based on the choices before us. Choose wisely.
Prayer:
Father,
Open our eyes of understanding to recognize You in all that comes our way. Give us wisdom and a discerning heart to help those around us. Your wisdom, Father, Your strength. Light our path with Your Word. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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