Wisdom in the Wind

March 27

(Luke 7:24-35 NIV) ““After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? {25} If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces.””

(Ephesians 4:11-15 NIV) “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, {12} to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up {13} until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. {14} Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. {15} Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.”

Children of wisdom will not be like reeds swayed by the winds of this world’s teaching. They are rooted in the bedrock of Christ’s teaching and stand like mighty oaks in the face of gale force winds. Those making the trip out into the desert to hear John the Baptist were not looking for another blowhard wise guy. They were looking for a deeper and higher wisdom. We would be wise to do the same. Stop bending in the winds of cultural theology. True wisdom is not swayed by the blustery words of the latest Bible guru. It is not blown here and there, but maintains a steady course. Many of our pulpits today are littered with entertaining speakers who say what people’s ears want to hear. They disseminate pop psychology disguised as theological teaching. They scratch where it itches, and the money rolls in. This should not be! Obtain genuine wisdom, or be blown away. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day