Good morning. And now one of, if not the last verse about wisdom: for the wisdom of the world is foolishness before God. For it is written, "He is the One who catches the wise in their craftiness". And "the Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless". Man thinks he knows it all and can figure everything out. He tries to "finagle" things. But God will get them in the end – I'm not saying which end. A certain person in the news lately thought she was being crafty when she set up her private email server. For several years she thought she'd gotten away with it. But in the end, that might be what helped seal her doom. If she hadn't done that, she might be president elect now. Then Paul says: that no one boast in men. He also says: I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the One who examines me is the Lord. We grow in our knowledge of what is right and wrong. Right now there may be something that we are doing or saying that we think is OK. As we mature we realize it's not OK. The Holy Spirit will give us a nudge when we do, say, or even think something wrong. If we respond positively, we will grow in our knowledge of what is right and wrong. If we ignore it, there may come a time when our conscience is seared. We usually think of that applying to something really big that is bad. But it only takes a tiny pebble in our shoe to make our foot hurt. Do we ignore it, or do we take the pebble out? It is easy for us to look down on others when we come to the knowledge of the truth about something being wrong, and to judge them. Paul says: therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God. Here comes the judge. Here comes the judge. Order in the court room, here comes the judge. Father, help the reader to heal quickly and to suffer no pain.

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