Diapers and Wisdom

“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.”
(1 Corinthians 2:13)

One Sunday our study was on Proverbs 1 and we were talking about where wisdom today can be found. Our study gave us a list of places that you could or could not find godly wisdom and when I went through it with the youth they answered like this:

Me: “As I call out these items, let me know if godly wisdom can be found in them”.

Me: “Movies?”

Youth: "Depends” they replied.

Me: “What about church?”

Youth: Depends”

Me: “TV?”

Youth: “Depends”

Me: "Parents?”

Youth: "Depends"

Me: "The guy behind you in English class?”

Youth: “Depends”

Me: "What about the Bible?” 

Youth: “Of course you can!”

They said that with no hesitation. 

I still went on, 

Me: “Your youth minister or leaders?"

they went right back to “Depends”.

Me: “What about books or yourself?"

Youth: “Depends & Depends”.

Everything on that list, even churches, depended on what type it was, in whether or not you could find godly wisdom in them…except for the Bible, God’s Word.

The answer they were giving reminded me of something. They continually answered “Depends” and for some strange reason whether it be my 14 year old brain or the subliminal influence of years of TV commercials, my mind went straight to diapers…Weird Huh?

All of those things from Movies, to TV, to books or even churches, depended on one thing… were they godly? But like a Depends diapers, they could be full of it, or they could be clean. They could be good or they could be bad. But in all these places you have to be very careful in looking for godly wisdom. We know, without a doubt that we can go to the Bible, God’s Holy Word for a never ending source of truth and wisdom…never to be lead astray.

Our youth know that, do you? How much time do you spend in God’s word? Is it something that you share with your family? Is it the main place you seek your source of wisdom? If not, God wants to lavish you with wisdom. He wants you to overflow with the wisdom that only He can give. Is wisdom calling out to you?

“Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech: "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.”
(Proverbs 1:20-23)

Vern