Tiny Devotional for Wednesday, 07-26-2023

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, Vanessa is cutting the grass.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12, NASB

I have been wise in my own eyes, perhaps as recently as forty-five years ago. In my case, it wasn’t because I was stupid, and it wasn’t because I was deceived. 
It was because I had discovered a tiny bit of truth, and thought that was all the truth in the world; or, at least, all the truth needed for survival, prosperity, and fame (which was INEVITABLE), because:
I had THE hammer! 

As long as I thought I was getting the job done, I didn’t need any more hammers, and certainly not any other tools! Don’t tell me about what God is doing in YOUR heart, because I want to tell you about my hammer!

That’s what being wise in my own eyes did to me, and I suspect it has a similar impact on others. 
It wasn’t until I was abjectly miserable, and my hammer wasn’t helping AT ALL, that I began to realize my hammer wasn’t enough. I started on the long road to wisdom.

I say: Knowing things isn’t wisdom, and neither is applying things you know. (Feel free to disagree.)

I think wisdom is found in knowing (and living) a FEW things, while also being humbled by what you don’t know.  

The few things: 

  • Do justice. 
  • Love mercy. 
  • Walk humbly with your God.

What you don’t know: 

  • Almost everything else, but...
  • That’s WONDERFUL! 
  • You have an eternity of learning ahead, from the best teacher, and with the best classmates.  

Peace be on your household.

Comments

  1. On Christ the Solid Rock I StandJuly 27, 2023 at 4:41 AM

    Amen my Brother Pat.
    The Wisdom from above is the best. Praise God my Brother Pat!

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