Beautiful but dead!

This is a photograph of the Dead Sea, how beautiful it looks! Much of my blog is photographs from FRIM or different part of the Holy Land. At the staff devotion this morning, one of the full time workers spoke about Solomon seeking wisdom instead of wealth or power and that changed his life forever.

It is so good that God give us Wisdom liberally, all that we need to do is ask Him. James put it this way, "Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's the furthest thing from wisdom—it's animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats. Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor. "

This is so true...like the Dead Sea which appears "beautiful" on the outside though in actuality, it is "dead" on the inside. Nothing can live in the Dead Sea, like it says in the Message version of James; it's "animal cunning, devilish conniving". In contrast the Sea of Galilee is liken unto God's wisdom which is gentle, reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings and not two-faced.

My day ended with our meeting with the Leaders from the Sub District and it was so exciting to hear the testimonies of the individuals who had embarked on "Give Me 40 Days". The challenge of praying for others and not for themselves during their personal devotional time, have resulted in breakthroughs in their own lives.

I believe this practice will develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and works hard at getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.

As I prepare to lay down my head to rest, I can only say, "Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, for You are sooooo gooooood to all of us" Amen!