October 13, 2017

Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman is sitting.  Rev. 17:9.
 
    One of the great pastimes of the human race is laughing at the foibles of other human beings.  It is amazing the stupid things that human beings can say when under pressure.  And we laugh, perhaps, because deep down inside we recognize that we are equally capable of such stupidity in a crisis.  Consider the following calls to a hospital emergency room.
 
    Caller:  "If my mom is supposed to take her prescription every six hours, is it OK for her to take it now?"
 
    "When was her last dose?"
 
    Caller:  "At 5:00 p. m."
 
    "And what time is it now?"
 
    Caller:  "It's 11:00 p. m."
 
    "Well...?"
 
    Caller:   "Well, is it OK?"
 
    Caller:  "I've had sore ribs for maybe a month now.  I think they're broken.  I've been drinking for pain control, but it's not working.  Is there anything else I should be doing?"
 
    Caller:  "I just drank an Odwalla beer that's been sitting out for four days.  Should I go get some medicine to throw up?"
 
    "Did the Odwalla taste bad?"
 
    Caller:  "Yes, awful.  I drank the whole thing."
 
    "Why did you drink it if it tasted bad?"
 
    Caller:  "Well, I was in a really big hurry."
 
    Human stupidity can be so funny that even God gets a good laugh over it sometimes (Ps. 2:4; 59:8).  But the humor has a powerful spiritual message embedded in it.  True wisdom belongs to God (Rev. 7:12) and to anyone willing to receive it from Him (Rev. 17:9)!  Without a heart that is open to receive God's wisdom, every one of us is just a crisis away from being a joke!
 
Lord, once again I am reminded of my deep need for the wisdom only You can give.  Teach me today.