October 16, 2009

• The Beginning of Wisdom

  I like to go through scripture and read the verses on wisdom. Wisdom is just such a scarce thing these days. People think they are wise because they are intelligent or learned, but that's not what wisdom is at all. Wisdom comes from God. It's the ability to correctly know what to do with that intellect and knowledge. Diplomas on a wall do not make a person wise.

  Ps 111:10.....10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. NIV
  
  Prov 2:6.....6 For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  NIV

  Here's one that ought to sting:
  
  Job 13:5.....5 If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. NIV
  
  Sometimes we should simply be quiet and listen to God.
  
  Ps 37:30-31....0 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip. NIV
  
  Prov 8:10-11.....0 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, 11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. NIV

  Good stuff. Do you have wisdom? Do you seek it? Do you hang out with people who have Godly wisdom? Do you date or marry someone with Godly wisdom, or do you only go for the one that's cute or hot? Or worse yet...the one that just happens to be there when you want companionship?

  Ps 53:1.....The fool says in his heart, "There is no God ." They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
  there is no one who does good. NIV
  
  Being a Christian is more than just saying with your mouth, "I believe in Jesus Christ." It is living it. It is obeying what God commands. Don't listen as much to what people say...watch their actions.

  John 14:15.....15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command. NIV

  Now that's wisdom!

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  American Refugee

  The eyes of the international Church have been focused on Rifqa Bary since July, when the brave 17-year-old fled her Columbus, Ohio home after converting from Islam to Christianity. This week, after an emotional trial, a Florida judge ruled that Bary must return home despite the threats made on her life by radical Muslim groups. John Stemberger, who many of you may know from his work with the Florida Family Policy Council, is serving as Rifqa's attorney. According to John, the concern is not so much that her family will harm her, but that the local mosque will. In her affidavit, Rifqa says the Noor Islamic Cultural Center, where the family is active, ordered her parents to "deal with the situation." (The same document describes her father's rage at Rifqa's conversion: "I will kill you!" he yells.)

  In a memo to the Court, John describes the frightening link between the Center and Islamic extremists, terrorist leaders, the Muslim Brotherhood, and even an FBI terror investigation. "If I had stayed in Ohio," Rifqa said in an emotional interview, "I wouldn't be alive. In 150 generations in the family, no one has known Jesus. I am the first--imagine the honor in killing me."

  Right now, there is little we can do but pray--and ask others to pray with us. If you can, circulate the story to your family, friends, and church. Ask God to surround Rifqa with ministers of comfort, peace, and protection. "I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust.' ... He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge..." (Psalm 91:2 and 4)

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