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10/19/2020

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.”
Proverbs 4:7‭-‬9 NIV

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. She will give you a garland to gr

09/15/2020

The Best Advice
News flash: Teenagers roll their eyes. As they start to find their identity, one of the things teenagers need to do is begin to take control of their lives. To a certain point in a child’s life, parents make the rules and set the agenda. For the teenager there comes a time to begin to take the reins. We hope by that point they have acquired some wisdom.

Solomon writes in Prov. 1:7 that there are two ways in life: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Then he turns directly to this: “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching” (Prov. 1:8). The alternative he fears is that his son will be led astray by ‘sinful men,’ who would promise him the world. They would entice him with ill-gotten gain. They would tempt him with wealth; their words reflect this: “We will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder.”

The ways of the wise and unwise advice are divided. It matters which advice you listen to. One will lead uphill and the other downhill. To use Jesus’ terminology, one will take you on the narrow road that leads to life, and the other on the broad road that leads to destruction (Matt. 7:13-14).

Who do you listen to? Whose advice do you take? As we get older, we learn that our parents are often wiser than we thought. They, of course, are not the only source of wisdom; there are others. Do you have a mentor; or if you are more mature, are you a mentor to someone else? God puts us in churches so that we have that kind of resource. If you don’t have someone you can go to for good advice, ask God to give you a mentor and keep your eyes open for the answer to your prayer. If you are a parent, are you guiding your children with God-given wisdom, and do you show your own parents proper respect and appreciation?

Prayer: Lord, please give me a mentor who can guide me in a biblical way, who can give me sound spiritual wisdom; or if there is a younger person I can help in that way, lead me in that. Let me serve in my own family in this way. Let me always be a wise influence.

09/10/2020

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord ; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord , how profound your thoughts! Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. But you, Lord , are forever exalted. For surely your enemies, Lord , surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me. My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes. The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord , they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Psalms 92:1‭-‬15 NIV

09/09/2020

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:10 NIV

07/30/2020

Peace is Wholeness

The dictionary meaning of peace speaks about freedom or cessation from any strife or dissension; a truce bringing a temporary reprieve from war; tranquility, quiet, stillness.

This definition is the desire of every relationship. For the mom, the truce from war may come when your cranky toddler finally takes a nap or your moody teens leave for school. For a difficult marriage, it may be when your demanding spouse leaves for work or travel. But the advent of Peace entering the human world did not eradicate wars, relational breakdowns, or stress. The reality is that our relational issues seem to be worse than ever as evil and darkness press in. Finding peace in our relationships must come from something other than temporary solutions.

God’s Word offers us a different definition of peace: the Hebrew word, shalom.

Shalom is a state of wholeness and completeness; well-being of mind, soul, and body. Shalom brings Peace. Shalom is peacemaking.

Making peace was Jesus’ purpose for coming into the world. His life demonstrated the way to make peace—by always giving, loving, and sacrificing for others. Making peace is not simple or easy; in fact, it’s very costly. Making peace requires death. Jesus sacrificed His life as the perfect Lamb so we could live eternally and it is our own death to selfish ways that gives rise to others.

Making peace is often painful and requires setting things back to right-ness—righteousness. It means continually dying to self and intentionally living from what Christ has done for us. Through His shalom, we can bring Peace into every situation and relationship, no matter how difficult it is. Shalom sees into the brokenness and restores it to wholeness by bearing with others in patience and love.

A peacemaker is willing to have a conversation—to say what needs to be said in truth and love, rather than making snide comments or completely shutting down with hurt and unforgiveness. Being a peacemaker never means letting people walk all over you, or tip toeing on eggshells for fear of what another might say. A peacemaker always speaks out with kindness, but firmness, against injustice for others and themselves.

Peacemaking is not shaming or demanding someone come to your side of an issue nor is it about control and shutting others down. In conflicts, a peacemaker chooses humble words of peace and courageously moves towards another to set things right, rather than having to be right. Peacemaking presents an offering of grace and provides a place of love and truth, rather than having to prove a point.

A peacemaker is willing to stand in the middle and often the middle is unpleasant and messy. With our children, it’s taking the necessary time to sit down and have a conversation about their feelings and their heart. With others, it's being willing to bring issues into the light rather than continually shutting down. A peacemaker is a bridge builder for relationships, countering the destroying powers of sin and darkness by His shalom.

Jesus offered a challenge and a promise in Matthew 5:9: Peacemakers will be blessed children of God. In a world filled with strife, conflict, and hostility, He instructs us to make peace from His peace.

Your ability and success in making peace with others begins by making room for Peace in your own heart, because Peace is a Person.