Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting--and conflict. (Proverbs 17:1 NLT)
Peace! What a wonderful word, what a wonderful idea – but not very common. Peace is not common in nations, peace is not common in states, cities, or community groups, and it’s not very common in families. Peace is something everyone wants but not something that people are willing to pay the price to get. They talk about peace and the desire for peace is high, but the sacrifice that people are willing to make to have peace is not as high.
People in our society often desire ‘a house filled with feasting’ instead of ‘a dry crust.’ Humans have a tendency to over-work, over-collect, over-consume and over-indulge all at the cost of peace. Is a ‘house filled with feasting’ really better than a ‘dry crust’?
Solomon looked out over the lives of people and over his life and made this observation: ‘Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting--and conflict.’ Solomon had a ‘house filled with feasting.’ He had everything. Riches beyond imagination but was there peace? He must have noticed others who had nothing and yet there was peace in their home.
An interesting commentary people often make after having visited a country or village with much less than others have is, ‘they had almost nothing but they were so happy’ and ‘they had joy.’
Proverbs 17:1 is not really about stuff though. This Proverb is about the value of peace. Peace is way better than ‘stuff.’ If a person has a choice between peace or ‘stuff’ – it is wise to choose peace.
What are you willing to change in your life, in your marriage, in your home, in your habits so that you can have peace? Are you willing to make the trade? Will you serve your family so as to have peace? Will you stop demanding your way so that you can have peace? What are you willing to do? Do financial decisions and practices need to change? Do work habits need to change?
Better a dry crust eaten in peace ….
Make your choice today. I know I want peace and I’m willing to change to get it.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
ReDiscover Church
ReDiscover Church
In your bulletin today is an invitation for you to utilize as you invite others to come to SWAG for our next teaching series. The invitation is labeled ‘ReDiscover Church’ as an encouragement to those that have dropped out of church as well as for those who have never had a regular routine of gathering with others in a church setting.
Recent surveys reveal that somewhere in the neighborhood of 150,000 people drop out of church every weekend across the country. There are all kinds of reasons why people decide to drop out of church or never begin in the first place.
Some of the most common reasons are:
• I don’t believe in organized religion.
• I have my own way of connecting with God.
• I get tired of the church always ask for money.
• My life situation changed and I just never went back to church.
• I don’t have to go to church to be a good person.
• I’m too busy and Sunday is my only day of rest.
October 3rd will start a new teaching series that I want to encourage you to invite those in your circle of friends, co-workers, co-commuters, neighbors, family and business associates to join you for the series. The series is called “Portraits of Jesus.” Each of the teachings will be a glimpse into who Jesus is directly from his description of who he is. My hope is that you and those you invite to join you will see Jesus in ways that he may not have been seen before.
Oct 3rd we are going to kick off the Portraits of Jesus series with breakfast and one service at 10:00 AM.
We will continue our normal service times of 8:30 and 10:30 on Oct 10th.
Next week we will have booklets available that might help those that you are spending time with think through ReDiscoving Church. Please pray and consider who to invite and then invite them.
In your bulletin today is an invitation for you to utilize as you invite others to come to SWAG for our next teaching series. The invitation is labeled ‘ReDiscover Church’ as an encouragement to those that have dropped out of church as well as for those who have never had a regular routine of gathering with others in a church setting.
Recent surveys reveal that somewhere in the neighborhood of 150,000 people drop out of church every weekend across the country. There are all kinds of reasons why people decide to drop out of church or never begin in the first place.
Some of the most common reasons are:
• I don’t believe in organized religion.
• I have my own way of connecting with God.
• I get tired of the church always ask for money.
• My life situation changed and I just never went back to church.
• I don’t have to go to church to be a good person.
• I’m too busy and Sunday is my only day of rest.
October 3rd will start a new teaching series that I want to encourage you to invite those in your circle of friends, co-workers, co-commuters, neighbors, family and business associates to join you for the series. The series is called “Portraits of Jesus.” Each of the teachings will be a glimpse into who Jesus is directly from his description of who he is. My hope is that you and those you invite to join you will see Jesus in ways that he may not have been seen before.
Oct 3rd we are going to kick off the Portraits of Jesus series with breakfast and one service at 10:00 AM.
We will continue our normal service times of 8:30 and 10:30 on Oct 10th.
Next week we will have booklets available that might help those that you are spending time with think through ReDiscoving Church. Please pray and consider who to invite and then invite them.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Grace and Truth
Grace and Truth
The Apostle John wrote: “The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(John 1:17 ESV)
Grace the Truth, what a great combination. The two aspects of the work and the nature of God are held in perfect tension in Jesus and are seen in Jesus ministry on this earth. Jesus is not ‘grace’ alone and He is not ‘truth’ alone. He is ‘grace and truth.’
These two aspects of the nature and work of God are seen in perfect tension in the account of the ‘Woman Caught in Adultery.’ The religious leaders found a woman who was at the time committing adultery with someone. They brought the woman to Jesus demanding that Jesus uphold the Old Testament Law and sentence her to execution by stoning. Jesus, in the end of the account, says to the woman: “I don’t condemn you;” [mercy and grace] “go away and sin no more.” [truth] Jesus extended amazing grace to her, yet he confronted, in truth, her sinful actions, exhorting her to change her heart and her way of life.
Often people, especially religious people, lean in one direction or the other. They lean towards grace or they lean towards truth. Only through the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God over a period of time do believers begin to, at times, hold grace and truth in tension.
Grace is giving someone what they don’t deserve. The person who leans towards ‘grace’ loves people and communicates a non-judgmental spirit. They accept others, extending a hand to people no matter what.
Truth is the reality about self, others and life that is held in opposition to falsehood. The person who leans towards truth loves truth and judges everything and everyone by what they see as truth. There are no extenuating circumstances, there are no excuses and there are no reasons. There is no room for mercy nor grace.
This is not the case with Jesus. Jesus held truth and grace in perfect tension. As you and I grow in our faith journey – Jesus wants to create in you and me – grace and truth in tension. Lord Jesus, create it in my life!
The Apostle John wrote: “The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(John 1:17 ESV)
Grace the Truth, what a great combination. The two aspects of the work and the nature of God are held in perfect tension in Jesus and are seen in Jesus ministry on this earth. Jesus is not ‘grace’ alone and He is not ‘truth’ alone. He is ‘grace and truth.’
These two aspects of the nature and work of God are seen in perfect tension in the account of the ‘Woman Caught in Adultery.’ The religious leaders found a woman who was at the time committing adultery with someone. They brought the woman to Jesus demanding that Jesus uphold the Old Testament Law and sentence her to execution by stoning. Jesus, in the end of the account, says to the woman: “I don’t condemn you;” [mercy and grace] “go away and sin no more.” [truth] Jesus extended amazing grace to her, yet he confronted, in truth, her sinful actions, exhorting her to change her heart and her way of life.
Often people, especially religious people, lean in one direction or the other. They lean towards grace or they lean towards truth. Only through the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God over a period of time do believers begin to, at times, hold grace and truth in tension.
Grace is giving someone what they don’t deserve. The person who leans towards ‘grace’ loves people and communicates a non-judgmental spirit. They accept others, extending a hand to people no matter what.
Truth is the reality about self, others and life that is held in opposition to falsehood. The person who leans towards truth loves truth and judges everything and everyone by what they see as truth. There are no extenuating circumstances, there are no excuses and there are no reasons. There is no room for mercy nor grace.
This is not the case with Jesus. Jesus held truth and grace in perfect tension. As you and I grow in our faith journey – Jesus wants to create in you and me – grace and truth in tension. Lord Jesus, create it in my life!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The Turtle on the Fence Post
Humility is rooted in the Fear of the Lord. As we’ve seen throughout the teaching from the Book of Proverbs on Wise Living, the Fear of the Lord is simply recognizing that He’s God and I’m not. Recognizing that premise is what humility is all about.
Alex Haley, the author of the book on slavery in America, ROOTS, has a picture in his office, showing a turtle sitting atop a fence. The picture is there to remind him of a lesson he learned long ago: 'If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help getting up there,' explains Alex.
'Any time I start thinking, WOW, ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS WHAT I'VE DONE! I look at that picture and remember how this turtle--me--got up on that post.'
When I lose site of the fact that God is the Creator of all things, the One who holds everything together and the One to whom all of creation will ultimately be accountable. It is easy to get arrogant.
Arrogance is an ego that is out of control. EGO – Edging God Out. Even insecure people can have an ego that is out of place. An ego is out of place when people think that everything is about them and that all of the universe resolves around them.
Humility has been described this way: Humility is not thinking less of myself, humility is thinking of my self less.
How often do you think about you? Are you always thinking about you? Is it hard for you to figure out why other people aren’t always thinking about you?
The Turtle Didn’t Get There On His Own.
Alex Haley, the author of the book on slavery in America, ROOTS, has a picture in his office, showing a turtle sitting atop a fence. The picture is there to remind him of a lesson he learned long ago: 'If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help getting up there,' explains Alex.
'Any time I start thinking, WOW, ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS WHAT I'VE DONE! I look at that picture and remember how this turtle--me--got up on that post.'
When I lose site of the fact that God is the Creator of all things, the One who holds everything together and the One to whom all of creation will ultimately be accountable. It is easy to get arrogant.
Arrogance is an ego that is out of control. EGO – Edging God Out. Even insecure people can have an ego that is out of place. An ego is out of place when people think that everything is about them and that all of the universe resolves around them.
Humility has been described this way: Humility is not thinking less of myself, humility is thinking of my self less.
How often do you think about you? Are you always thinking about you? Is it hard for you to figure out why other people aren’t always thinking about you?
The Turtle Didn’t Get There On His Own.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Happy Heart
The book of Proverbs is filled with topics that should guide each of our lives. There are so many topics in Proverbs, a teacher could probably spend a few years going through each of the truths found in this rich book! This summer we are touching on 12 of them during our Sunday morning teachings.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is the truth of the impact a joyful or happy heart can have on a person. There are numerous Scriptures in Proverbs that talk about a ‘happy heart.’
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, … (Proverbs 15:13 NIV)
… the cheerful heart has a continual feast. (Proverbs 15:15 NIV)
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, … (Proverbs 15:30 NIV)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, … (Proverbs 17:22 NIV)
The idea is not one of just thinking positive thoughts or the ‘Power of Positive Thinking.’ The idea of joy, cheerfulness and happiness in the Scriptures is based in the truth of who God is, His love for each individual person, His mercy and grace, His guiding hand all wrapped up in the work of Jesus on the Cross.
As David wrote in the Psalms: Happy is the man whose sins are forgiven! This only happens because of Jesus. True happiness, joy and cheerfulness comes when a heart is clean and free in Jesus.
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is the truth of the impact a joyful or happy heart can have on a person. There are numerous Scriptures in Proverbs that talk about a ‘happy heart.’
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, … (Proverbs 15:13 NIV)
… the cheerful heart has a continual feast. (Proverbs 15:15 NIV)
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, … (Proverbs 15:30 NIV)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, … (Proverbs 17:22 NIV)
The idea is not one of just thinking positive thoughts or the ‘Power of Positive Thinking.’ The idea of joy, cheerfulness and happiness in the Scriptures is based in the truth of who God is, His love for each individual person, His mercy and grace, His guiding hand all wrapped up in the work of Jesus on the Cross.
As David wrote in the Psalms: Happy is the man whose sins are forgiven! This only happens because of Jesus. True happiness, joy and cheerfulness comes when a heart is clean and free in Jesus.
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
The Right Path
The book of Proverbs is filled with topics that should guide each of our lives. There are so many topics in Proverbs, a teacher could probably spend a few years going through each of the truths found in this rich book! This summer we are touching on 12 of them during our Sunday morning teachings.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is what Proverbs refers to as the ‘path’ or the ‘straight course.’ The implication is that there is a path that should be taken, and that deviating from that path is detrimental to the person who deviates.
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12 NIV)
The ides is so significant that it is repeated again:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Proverbs 16:25 NIV)
Here are a couple more verses:
Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path; (Proverbs 15:10 NIV)
… a man of understanding keeps a straight course. (Proverbs 15:21 NIV)
The Lord has not left it up to each person to choose their path. Every time a person chooses their own path it leads someone in a way that is detrimental to their well being.
The philosophy of many is: Follow your heart. Let your heart be your guide. Be true to yourself.
This idea led Adam and Eve to eat the fruit, Cain to kill Abel, the children of Israel to worship a golden calf, the nation of Israel to choose a king over God, David to sleep with Bathsheba and the religious leaders to kill Jesus – you get the idea don’t you?
One of the significant reasons for making Scripture reading, studying, meditation and memorization a part of your faith journey is that the Scriptures lay out the path clearly for us.
His Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path!
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is what Proverbs refers to as the ‘path’ or the ‘straight course.’ The implication is that there is a path that should be taken, and that deviating from that path is detrimental to the person who deviates.
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12 NIV)
The ides is so significant that it is repeated again:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Proverbs 16:25 NIV)
Here are a couple more verses:
Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path; (Proverbs 15:10 NIV)
… a man of understanding keeps a straight course. (Proverbs 15:21 NIV)
The Lord has not left it up to each person to choose their path. Every time a person chooses their own path it leads someone in a way that is detrimental to their well being.
The philosophy of many is: Follow your heart. Let your heart be your guide. Be true to yourself.
This idea led Adam and Eve to eat the fruit, Cain to kill Abel, the children of Israel to worship a golden calf, the nation of Israel to choose a king over God, David to sleep with Bathsheba and the religious leaders to kill Jesus – you get the idea don’t you?
One of the significant reasons for making Scripture reading, studying, meditation and memorization a part of your faith journey is that the Scriptures lay out the path clearly for us.
His Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path!
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
Be Careful Little Eyes
The book of Proverbs is filled with topics that should guide each of our lives. There are so many topics in Proverbs, a teacher could probably spend a few years going through each of the truths found in this rich book! This summer we are touching on 12 of them during our Sunday morning teachings.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is the truth that God sees everything each person does. He sees what those who have chosen to follow Him do, and He sees what those who don’t want to have anything to do with Him do.
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths. (Proverbs 5:21 NIV)
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (Proverbs 15:3 NIV)
Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men! (Proverbs 15:11 NIV)
There is a children’s song that I learned when I first started following Jesus that speaks about this reality. Even though I learned the children’s song as a young adult it still speaks powerfully to this truth.
Be careful little eyes what you see, Be careful little eyes what you see, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little eyes what you see. The song continues with ears what you hear, hands what you touch, and feet where you go.
The words of the song serve to illustrate the truth of Proverbs – our ways are in full view of the Lord; His eyes are everywhere keeping watch and how much more the hearts of men!
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
One of the topics that we are not going to look at on a Sunday morning is the truth that God sees everything each person does. He sees what those who have chosen to follow Him do, and He sees what those who don’t want to have anything to do with Him do.
Here’s how Proverbs puts it:
For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths. (Proverbs 5:21 NIV)
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (Proverbs 15:3 NIV)
Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men! (Proverbs 15:11 NIV)
There is a children’s song that I learned when I first started following Jesus that speaks about this reality. Even though I learned the children’s song as a young adult it still speaks powerfully to this truth.
Be careful little eyes what you see, Be careful little eyes what you see, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little eyes what you see. The song continues with ears what you hear, hands what you touch, and feet where you go.
The words of the song serve to illustrate the truth of Proverbs – our ways are in full view of the Lord; His eyes are everywhere keeping watch and how much more the hearts of men!
Spend some time meditating on this truth this week. It will probably impact you in significant ways.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Celebrate America
Celebrate America is only 10 days away! Most of the preparations are in place. We are busy wrapping up all of the last planning and details. This year CA happens on a Saturday and it should be a very busy day and night.
Organizing and hosting this event requires a lot of work by a large number of people. There are people that are part of SWAG that work long hard hours to make it happen. There are people from other churches that work hard to help. There are people in the community that work long hard hours to make it happen.
It takes a small tribe of people to put on this event. I am thankful for every person that gives time and money to give this gift to our community every year. That is exactly how I see CA – a gift from the SWAG family to the community.
We could use your help!
We still need:
More help with Set-up, tear-down and clean-up – I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
About $1,000. We are still about $1,000 short from reaching our expenses. I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
We need sunshine! Please pray that God will blow away all the clouds and give us sunshine the day of the event.
Thanks for doing your part to help the SWAG family host this event for our community!
- Pastor Matt
Organizing and hosting this event requires a lot of work by a large number of people. There are people that are part of SWAG that work long hard hours to make it happen. There are people from other churches that work hard to help. There are people in the community that work long hard hours to make it happen.
It takes a small tribe of people to put on this event. I am thankful for every person that gives time and money to give this gift to our community every year. That is exactly how I see CA – a gift from the SWAG family to the community.
We could use your help!
We still need:
More help with Set-up, tear-down and clean-up – I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
About $1,000. We are still about $1,000 short from reaching our expenses. I hope that you’ll do what you can to help!
We need sunshine! Please pray that God will blow away all the clouds and give us sunshine the day of the event.
Thanks for doing your part to help the SWAG family host this event for our community!
- Pastor Matt
Friday, June 11, 2010
Wise Living
Wise Living
This summer we are going to be studying the book of Proverbs. Proverbs was written by Solomon who has been called the wisest man who ever lived. The Bible in fact talks about his wisdom but it never says that he was the wisest man to ever live. Actually the Bible would imply that Jesus was the wisest man to ever live on the face of the earth.
A proverb is a literary device that has existed for centuries. People were using proverbs long before Solomon wrote and the men of Hezekiah collected what is in the book of Proverbs. (Proverbs 25)
A proverb is not a promise. A proverb is a conclusion from observation about how things most often work in life. A proverb is a short, memorable saying, or a general truth, that condenses people’s common experience into a form that is very memorable.
The purpose for the book of Proverbs is laid out clearly and is in fact very specific. In short form – the purpose of the book of Proverbs is to teach people how to look at life through a pair of glasses that ask the question – What is the wise thing?
Eugene Peterson, the author of the Message version of the Bible, wrote as part of the introduction to the book of Proverbs:
Many people think that what’s written in the Bible has mostly to do with getting people into heaven- getting right with God, saving their eternal souls. It does have to do with that, of course, but not mostly. It is equally concerned with living on this earth-living well, living in robust sanity. In our Scriptures, heaven is not the primary concern, to which earth is tag-along afterthought. “On earth as it is in heaven” is Jesus’ prayer.
“Wisdom” is the biblical term for this on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven everyday living. Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
Our study is going to be about Wise Living. We will be constantly asking the question: What is the wise thing?
Bring your Bibles each week. Catch what you miss at www.swag-online.org .
- Pastor Matt
This summer we are going to be studying the book of Proverbs. Proverbs was written by Solomon who has been called the wisest man who ever lived. The Bible in fact talks about his wisdom but it never says that he was the wisest man to ever live. Actually the Bible would imply that Jesus was the wisest man to ever live on the face of the earth.
A proverb is a literary device that has existed for centuries. People were using proverbs long before Solomon wrote and the men of Hezekiah collected what is in the book of Proverbs. (Proverbs 25)
A proverb is not a promise. A proverb is a conclusion from observation about how things most often work in life. A proverb is a short, memorable saying, or a general truth, that condenses people’s common experience into a form that is very memorable.
The purpose for the book of Proverbs is laid out clearly and is in fact very specific. In short form – the purpose of the book of Proverbs is to teach people how to look at life through a pair of glasses that ask the question – What is the wise thing?
Eugene Peterson, the author of the Message version of the Bible, wrote as part of the introduction to the book of Proverbs:
Many people think that what’s written in the Bible has mostly to do with getting people into heaven- getting right with God, saving their eternal souls. It does have to do with that, of course, but not mostly. It is equally concerned with living on this earth-living well, living in robust sanity. In our Scriptures, heaven is not the primary concern, to which earth is tag-along afterthought. “On earth as it is in heaven” is Jesus’ prayer.
“Wisdom” is the biblical term for this on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven everyday living. Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
Our study is going to be about Wise Living. We will be constantly asking the question: What is the wise thing?
Bring your Bibles each week. Catch what you miss at www.swag-online.org .
- Pastor Matt
What is the Wise thing to do?
Wise Living
The book of Proverbs is about wisdom. The men of Hezekiah who collected the proverbs of Solomon and others (Proverbs 25) were often comparing and contrasting the wise person and the fool.
The question that Proverbs is encouraging people to ask as part of the way they process life is:
What is the wise thing to do?
James, Jesus’ half brother, wrote about wisdom in his letter to the Jewish believers who had been scattered in Diaspora because of persecution. James wrote that the wisdom of a person will be seen more than heard. This is not how wisdom is often looked at. People think more of ‘words of wisdom’ than they do wise actions. We talk to people to get their wisdom. We seek out wise people for their counsel. Wisdom most often is about words and not actions. This is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches that wisdom is more about action than it is about words.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. (James 3:13)
Wisdom is not revealed in the words a person speaks but in a 'good life' and in 'deeds done in humility.' When a person claims to be wise but isn't living a good life or doing good deeds in humility - they aren't really wise. They only think that they are wise. Wisdom is seen in a good life, good deeds and humility.
Before trusting someone who claims to be wise or tells you their description or definition of wisdom and start telling you their ‘great’ words of wisdom - check them out for a 'good life,' good 'deeds' and 'humility.' If good life, good deeds and humility are absent - move slowly, use discernment and prudence.
This is the wise thing to do when you see someone who is not practicing wise living! - Pastor Matt
The book of Proverbs is about wisdom. The men of Hezekiah who collected the proverbs of Solomon and others (Proverbs 25) were often comparing and contrasting the wise person and the fool.
The question that Proverbs is encouraging people to ask as part of the way they process life is:
What is the wise thing to do?
James, Jesus’ half brother, wrote about wisdom in his letter to the Jewish believers who had been scattered in Diaspora because of persecution. James wrote that the wisdom of a person will be seen more than heard. This is not how wisdom is often looked at. People think more of ‘words of wisdom’ than they do wise actions. We talk to people to get their wisdom. We seek out wise people for their counsel. Wisdom most often is about words and not actions. This is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches that wisdom is more about action than it is about words.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. (James 3:13)
Wisdom is not revealed in the words a person speaks but in a 'good life' and in 'deeds done in humility.' When a person claims to be wise but isn't living a good life or doing good deeds in humility - they aren't really wise. They only think that they are wise. Wisdom is seen in a good life, good deeds and humility.
Before trusting someone who claims to be wise or tells you their description or definition of wisdom and start telling you their ‘great’ words of wisdom - check them out for a 'good life,' good 'deeds' and 'humility.' If good life, good deeds and humility are absent - move slowly, use discernment and prudence.
This is the wise thing to do when you see someone who is not practicing wise living! - Pastor Matt
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