But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 NASB

Do all things without complaining or arguments; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. Philippians 2:14-16 NASB

Witnesses You Can Trust
OCTOBER 12, 2023

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
Revelation 11:4

Recommended Reading: Revelation 11:1-6
Beginning with the classic TV series featuring fictional defense attorney Perry Mason, there has been no shortage of courtroom-based dramas. People who have never set foot in a courtroom are thoroughly versed in the procedures and principles of a trial—including the role of the character witness.

A character witness is someone called to establish the believability of a defendant. But often the opposing attorney will call a witness to discredit the reputation of the character witness, hoping to make his testimony unreliable, unbelievable, or irrelevant. If the character witness cannot be trusted, neither can his testimony. God will call two witnesses “to the stand” during the Tribulation to testify for Him—and their character will be beyond reproach. Moses and Elijah will return to the prophetic stage and bear witness to God’s message of judgment on the earth. They are as life-giving as an olive tree and light-giving as a lampstand.

The Bible is filled with witnesses to the words and works of God—witnesses who have never been proved wrong, witnesses you can trust.

Scripture is not only human witness to God, it is also divine self-testimony.
J. I. Packer

Turn First
JUNE 20, 2023

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5

Recommended Reading: Proverbs 9:9-12
What do the following have in common in the Old Testament: weavers, embroiderers, craftsmen, a shrewd man, a caster of spells, ants, idol makers, and ship captains? They were all said to possess wisdom—actually skill, since the word for wisdom meant skill. We could call biblical wisdom a “skill for living.”

Who doesn’t need skills for a living? When it comes to raising children, managing money, solving health emergencies, and planning for the future—there is no end to our need for skill or wisdom. There is also no end of sources to which we can turn. But we must be careful, for the Bible says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom [or skill]” (Proverbs 9:10). That suggests God should be the first Person we turn to for advice and wisdom in life. The apostle James wrote the same thing: Whenever we are in need of wisdom, “ask of God, who gives to all liberally.”

Think about where you need wisdom and skill in your life today, and turn to God first with your request. He promises to give wisdom liberally.

The heav’ns declare Thy glory, Lord, in ev’ry star Thy wisdom shines.
Isaac Watts

Welcome To Proverbs Club.
Rebuke Of The Wise And The Mocker.
Proverbs 9:8 (NIV).
8) Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.
Proverbs Club Commentary.
The Wise appreciate reproach while Cynics reject it.
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