What Jesus Knew

As a kid and still as an adult, I enjoy the type of story where some sage character imparts wisdom and guidance to help another younger character achieve heroic outcomes.  It’s an awesome phenomenon when wisdom is shared and applied to life in a way that leads to good stuff.  I have been very fortunate to have some great mentors that have offered me sage advice along my journey.   At times when I applied that wisdom to my life, I have been able to watch God do many amazing things through it.  The more that I embrace such wisdom the more that I trust it.  On the flipside, the more I’ve rejected such wisdom the harder it is to understand it let alone trust in it.  So much good spiritual fruit in my life is the result of knowing that I can be my own worst enemy and admitting daily that I am in constant need of a better Hero. 

In our text this week, wisdom is described as crying aloud in public spaces to garner our attention in order to correct our errant ways and lead us to the life that God desires.  For those that heed the call of wisdom and turn at her reproof will find enduring security.  While those who despise her call to repent will be tossed about and destroyed by their foolish desires.  The Heavenly Father has done so much time after time to show us the Way to good spiritual fruit.  God loved us so much that He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, in order that we would know His heart and live by the fruit of His Spirit. 

For those who are in Christ Jesus, we have the Perfect One as our Sage and Master.  The final words to His followers as He ascended into Heaven were “And surely I am with you always even until the end of the age.” How could it be that as Jesus was seen physically leaving this world, He would make such a promise.  What Jesus knew was that His Spirit would be poured out and indwell every one of His followers in order to lead them in His Way.  His is the eternally Heroic Way that offers good spiritual fruit as we are re-formed to His desire and purpose for this world.  As we spend time in this passage, may we acknowledge God’s ongoing efforts to love us by His truth and grace.  And may we rejoice that He leads us to pursue His righteousness and His kingdom by the power of His Holy Spirit.

Grateful and hopeful in Christ, 

Jon