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Luke 7:35
“But wisdom is justified by all her children”

The world is full of “experts.” There are people everywhere who want to convince you of the wisdom of their opinion. Yet God says that it is not the one who declares his viewpoint the most loudly or vociferously who is the wisest, but the one who is vindicated over time.

Wisdom is not proven by argument or debate. Wisdom is proven over time. Some people adamantly proclaim that their opinion is best. Regardless of how convincingly these people defend their viewpoint, time is the best judge of their wisdom. The result of practice proves its validity, not how loudly it is promoted.

When you seek to obey what God has told you, you will sometimes meet resistance and criticism from others who disagree with the wisdom of your actions. Your immediate response may be the urge to vindicate yourself. However, if you wait patiently, time will reveal the wisdom of your actions far better than you could through argument.

Through the ages, the wisdom found in God’s Word has been tested and proven true. It is critical that you measure everything you hear against the Scriptures. Trends in psychology and philosophy come and go, but God’s Word is timeless. When ever you share an opinion in counseling someone else, make sure that it comes from the Scripture and not merely from your best thinking. As long as you base your life choices on the Word of God, time will be your defender and will validate the wisdom of your choices. If, over time, you clearly see you are wrong, ask God’s forgiveness and seek a fresh word from God through the Scripture. Then obey that word and watch to see God confirm His wisdom in your life.

Henry and Richard Blackaby
Experiencing God Day-by-Day

“Both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.”
John 2:2 (NKJV)

Maybe it was Andrew who asked it. Perhaps Peter. Could be that all approached Jesus. But I wager that at some point in Jesus’ first journey, the disciples expressed their assumptions.

  “So Rabbi, where are you taking us? To the desert?”

  “No,” opines another, “he’s taking us to the temple.”

  Then a chorus of confusion breaks out and ends only when Jesus lifts his hand and says softly, “We’re on our way to a wedding.”

  Silence.  John and Andrew look at each other. “A wedding?” they say.

Why did Jesus go to the wedding?

The answer?  It’s found in the second verse of John 2. “Jesus and His followers were also invited to the wedding”(NCV).

  When the bride and groom were putting the guest list together, Jesus’s name was included. Jesus wasn’t invited because He was a celebrity.  He wasn’t one yet.  The invitation wasn’t motivated by His miracles.  He’d yet to perform any.  Why did they invite Him?

I suppose they liked Him.

Big deal?  I think so. I think it’s significant that common folk in a little town enjoyed being with Jesus. I think it’s noteworthy that the Almighty didn’t act high and mighty.

  He went to great pains to be as human as the guy down the street. He didn’t need to study, but still went to the synagogue.  He had no need for income, but still worked in the workshop.  Upon His shoulders rested the challenge of redeeming creation, but He still took time to walk ninety miles from Jericho to Cana to go to a wedding.

  As a result, people liked Him.

3:16 The Numbers of Hope by Max Lucado