What is wisdom? Does wisdom from God differ from the wisdom of this world? Last Tuesday night we were fortunate to have Jason (Paul’s brother) bring the message from the book of James. He continued to teach on verses 5 through 8 about wisdom. From the world’s point of view, knowledge and wisdom are closely related. However, knowledge and wisdom from God is very different. Real wisdom is more than the knowledge of God’s word. Jason gave an example of a friend that had lots of theological knowledge, but lived a life that did not reflect the wisdom of God which was evident by his life style. So how do we get God’s wisdom? In James, it simply says to ask God. But Jason pointed out in verse 5 that there are conditions. First we have to ask in faith not doubting the goodness of God. Also, God will freely give us wisdom in order to represent Him to the world. And finally, as someone pointed out in our discussion, God gives wisdom to develop a relationship with us. Wisdom must be used to glorify God and not for our selfish desires.
Every week, we see new faces. This week as we arrived, there was a lady dressed in western clothes in a motorized wheel chair waiting to get in. She rode in and found an electrical outlet to recharge her chair. After I brought in the food, I was surprised to find her walking around in the kitchen talking to the other volunteers. I guess the chair was her mode of transportation.
Another group of new faces were from Seacoast Church in Greenville. They were especially helpful washing all of the pots and pans. Most volunteers don’t gravitate to this job but they were willing to serve regardless of the task. They assisted 14 other volunteers to serve 68 hot meals on a very cold night. The numbers were down this week because most had probably found a warm place and were not willing to venture out in the cold.
~Marc
Every week, we see new faces. This week as we arrived, there was a lady dressed in western clothes in a motorized wheel chair waiting to get in. She rode in and found an electrical outlet to recharge her chair. After I brought in the food, I was surprised to find her walking around in the kitchen talking to the other volunteers. I guess the chair was her mode of transportation.
Another group of new faces were from Seacoast Church in Greenville. They were especially helpful washing all of the pots and pans. Most volunteers don’t gravitate to this job but they were willing to serve regardless of the task. They assisted 14 other volunteers to serve 68 hot meals on a very cold night. The numbers were down this week because most had probably found a warm place and were not willing to venture out in the cold.
~Marc
