RCL Aug. 19
The beginning of wisdom...

Nut Shell
Know the heart of Christ on all issues and understand what His will is for you. If you have Christ, you have God, because He is all that God is. The true wisdom is from God. To receive it you must accept Chist as your saviour and ask for the Holy Spirit to fill you. Christ's blood cleanses us from sin and makes us holy so we can enter God's presence and receive the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth. The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus Christ to us.

The problem comes when we have interpreted the sciptures by the concepts and judgements of the society we grew up in and won't accept what God is saying to us through the Holy spirit. We need to know God to gain understanding of life, of what God means to us, how we fit into the big picture. Some think that if we read the Bible, we will know God, but we tend to read half the story with those preconceived ideas and then come to our own conclusions based on our understanding from society's influence. It's better to get to know Jesus, the man and that way get to know God. Jesus is everything that God is, so we can look at His life and what He said to get to really know God.

The scripture readings:

Proverbs 9: 1-6
Learn how to be wise and begin to live! Teach the wise and they will be wiser! (Because they will listen and learn.) Knowledge of the Holy One results in understanding. ( What does Jesus think about it?) If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.

Psalm 111
Everything God does reveals His glory and majesty. ( Is it mercifull, is it just, is it loving and kind? If it is God's work or God's word, it will be all those things.) God is not a judge without mercy and He is not unwise or unreasonable. God will always be just and have reasons for what He does, always considering the wellbeing of all who are affected.
All God does is just and good and all His commandments are trustworthy. They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity. ( How can you do that if you are not interpreting the Bible correctly?) Reverence for the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. ( You are not being reverent if you are using God's word wrongly.)

Ephesians 5: 15-20
So be careful how you live, not as fools, but as those who are wise. Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Let the Holy Spirit fill and control you.

Suggested songs:
Today, Everlasting God, Everlasting, Only You, How Great Is Our God, Arms Of Love, Undivided Heart, We Bow Down, Hope Of The nations, Carry Your Love.