Always Check The Source
(Reflection on James 3:11-15)
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“Christian Reflection on Wisdom”
James 3:11-15 (CEV)
11 Can clean water and dirty water both flow from the
same spring?
12 Can a fig tree produce olives or a grapevine
produce figs? Does fresh water come from a well full of salt water?
13 Are any of you wise or sensible? Then show it by
living right and by being humble and wise in everything you do.
14 But if your heart is full of bitter jealousy and
selfishness, don't brag or lie to cover up the truth.
15 That kind of wisdom doesn't come from above. It is
earthly and selfish and comes from the devil himself.
The Bible verse above explained that if we want to be wise people in
the world, there are two sources of wisdom that we can choose in this world.
Namely:
Wisdom from Above (Heaven) vs Wisdom from Below (World).
The source of wisdom from above is God and His Word.
The source of wisdom from below is human lust and demon.
Note this!!!
The Wise Man will
see something also
from the source,
If something looks good, but the source is not good,
of course we will definitely rethink
about it again to enjoy the results.
As an example:
1. If you
are offered drinking water.
The water looks
clear and clean and is labeled "drinkable", but you are told that it
originates from distilled human waste.
Don't you then
hesitate to drink it?
2. Eat at
the restaurant.
If you eat at a
restaurant, and order (let just say) fried rice. The food is already served to
us on the dining table, looks very delicious, the smell of the food is
appetizing.
But before eating,
you are invited to see the source, namely the kitchen where the food was
cooked.
Imagine if the
kitchen (* the source of the food) is dirty, garbage is scattered, muddy, lots
of mice and cockroaches.
Will you still want
to eat and enjoy it?
It should be the
same, as for
example, you are offered:
·
How to
quickly make a lot of money,
·
The
easy way to get a match,
·
An
easy way to get a job promotion,
·
and so
forth
But to earn it, we must do a crime, even more, it is a sinful act, is it good for
us to enjoy it?
The world will offer us ways that seem clever. Make it easy. Take a shortcut.
But again, a wise person will see something also from
the source, apart from the result.
When we know the source, we know the long-term
effects, we know what's best for us; that is the wisdom that comes from above,
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