The Wise

Matthew 11:18-19  For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”


Wisdom always existed for me as a mental exercise perhaps communicated to others and perhaps not. I'm a thinker and sometimes I think I have very wise thoughts. I've even been told that I have very wise thoughts. It is true that we are judged by what we do or what we fail to do, not only by others but by God, and yet it seems so easy to settle for thoughts and think we have it all together.

Wisdom is thinking about what God thinks and then putting his ideas into action. I might be judged for doing too much or too little by other people, but be doing exactly what God desires. Where do I find my approval rom God or man? Who do I want to please my neighbor, or my God? Who do I see as wise, my God or my world? Surely Jesus did not want to find fault with those among whom he lived,  He just refused to ignore reality. My I find true wisdom as I follow Jesus.