Who Understands Faith?
Stephen's Arrest and Speech
Proverbs 8:1-11
The Message
Lady Wisdom Calls Out
8 1-11 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling?
Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice?
She’s taken her stand at First and Main,
at the busiest intersection.
Right in the city square
where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,
“You—I’m talking to all of you,
everyone out here on the streets!
Listen, you idiots—learn good sense!
You blockheads—shape up!
Don’t miss a word of this—I’m telling you how to live well,
I’m telling you how to live at your best.
My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth—
I can’t stand the taste of evil!
You’ll only hear true and right words from my mouth;
not one syllable will be twisted or skewed.
You’ll recognize this as true—you with open minds;
truth-ready minds will see it at once.
Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money,
and God-knowledge over a lucrative career.
For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth;
nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.
Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice?
She’s taken her stand at First and Main,
at the busiest intersection.
Right in the city square
where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,
“You—I’m talking to all of you,
everyone out here on the streets!
Listen, you idiots—learn good sense!
You blockheads—shape up!
Don’t miss a word of this—I’m telling you how to live well,
I’m telling you how to live at your best.
My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth—
I can’t stand the taste of evil!
You’ll only hear true and right words from my mouth;
not one syllable will be twisted or skewed.
You’ll recognize this as true—you with open minds;
truth-ready minds will see it at once.
Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money,
and God-knowledge over a lucrative career.
For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth;
nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.
For Reflection
Truth. Must we always tell the truth?
Yes!
What about "little white lies?"
Even these will injure.
What if I am not being completely truthful and the other knows that it is not the truth -- is it still a lie?
Duh!
Do we always have to tell all the truth?
What are you, a candidate for office?
We must be known as truthful in word and deed, otherwise, no one will believe us.
Yes!
What about "little white lies?"
Even these will injure.
What if I am not being completely truthful and the other knows that it is not the truth -- is it still a lie?
Duh!
Do we always have to tell all the truth?
What are you, a candidate for office?
We must be known as truthful in word and deed, otherwise, no one will believe us.
Pray
Pray for the courage to tell the truth and the wisdom to tell it humbly and respectfully.
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