Today's Thought

This morning I was reading Matt 11 and Christ was talking about His cousin John who dressed humbly and ate locust, didn't drink wine and people said he is crazy- he has a demon. But about Christ they said "He is a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!" (sounds like you can't win in trying to please people!). But then in the last half of the verse there is a sentence that SEEMS totally unrelated to what He is talking about. (I've learned that these comments are never unrelated). So, right after saying He is a friend of sinners- it says "yet, wisdom is vindicated by her deeds. " ESVersion says "Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

It was one of those moments when I think "I've never seen that before."

Since I had gone to Matt 11 to read about being yoked with Christ (that was the verse for the day in "My Utmost for His Highest") I started pondering both lines of thought together.

If we are wise in choosing what (or even who) to be yoked with in this life our choice will be vindicated one day. Humbly seeking God for wisdom before making decisions can have huge and profound value down the road. People may not approve, they may scoff and ridicule but wisdom will be vindicated. God's wisdom will be proven to be right in the end even when it makes no sense here and now.

The example that came to mind was when people choose to be yoked to the idea of living in a mansion here and now. They spend all of their time working for the paycheck so they can make payments on the big house for years and years. They are hoping to win approval from others but they are very definitely yoked to the debt. They have made a decision that affects the majority of their life and the life of their family. In this country it is such a commonplace choice that we hardly even see it as an option but it is.

The day is coming when we'll stand before Almighty God and we'll be naked and empty handed. All of our earthly possessions will be gone-- you really can't take it with you. Oh, how I long for more wisdom! It feels like I make a million choices every day that I have to live with later on. I need to be wise.