Proverbs 8:1-21 - Wisdom calls out and offers blessings. But in our day, as in all days, we have competing voices claiming to have wisdom. Whether it's politics, self-help books, or anything else, we hear different voices claiming to have the wisdom we need. Through all of the clutter Wisdom himself calls out to us. When Levi sat in the tax collector's booth he heard this call. When Peter was working at his nets he heard this call. It isn't something that we in our own wisdom can ponder, it is either answered or not. As Jesus called his first disciples, so he calls out to you; "Follow me." Will you heed this call?
John 12:36b-50 - "For they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God." Don't we all. And why wouldn't we? Man's glory seems powerful, prestigious and comfortable. Glory that comes from God, looks like a man dying on a cross. It looks like weakness and foolishness. And yet it is the only glory that means life, because it also looks like resurrection. In what ways are you tempted toward glory from man? Pray: Lord you know my heart. Too often I have sought glory and honor from the world, but throughout You have sought me. Make Your mercies new to me every morning that I may pick up my cross daily and follow after you. Amen.
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