Wisdom begins with an understanding of God—who he is and how he responds to the world around us. In Jesus, we have the perfect example of who God is. Seeing the world through God’s eyes requires us to know him personally through his Son. We can do this by having a living relationship with Jesus and reading the Bible.
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After yesterday’s reading, today’s is a simple, uncomplicated, amazing story.
The cultural details may be unfamiliar. In a world with no social security, widows were often destitute. The only resource they had might have been their children, who could be taken as slaves to pay their debts (though God had forbidden the Israelites to do that.)
Read More offering, valuesWhat do we value the most? Answers will vary from one person to another, but sometimes our good words do not match our actions. Are we willing to take a possibly uncomfortable test? Let us take a look around our homes. What do we most noticeably spend our money on? It will tell us what we really value. If there are three expensive cars in the garage, that fact communicates.
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