“It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the songs of fools.”

The rebuke of the wise causes humility that leads to repentance. The songs of fools leads to taking life too lightly and thinking everything is good fun, including sin. The songs of fools, or the “fun” of fools quickly make light of sin, as I saw at the Christian Camp I worked/lived at in Santa Cruz. People began to drink and swear and smoke and talk dirty, and I remember a friend of mine saying (about those things), “I think Jesus would think it’s funny and laugh too”. Now I realize that he most certainly would not! And it’s only through the rebuke if the wise that I have realized this. Through the rebuke from pastors such as Alistair Begg and Mark Driscoll and John Piper. I now understand the importance of surrounding myself with the wise, and letting my intake weigh heavily on the side of wisdom and teaching, as opposed to entertainment and folly. (Continue Reading)

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Once upon a time there was a boy who loved oranges. He ate oranges almost every day. In fact, he loved oranges so much that he knew exactly how to pick just the right orange. Whenever he went to the grocery store he would look through all the oranges. He would turn them over, examine them very closely, feel them, and smell almost every that looked good, so that he found the biggest, juiciest, best looking and tasting oranges you ever saw. He took pride in picking his oranges, and he enjoyed every one.

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It is the nature of my job as a mechanic to bring people bad news. I have a friend who has had very bad luck with his vehicles in the past 6 months. Both his and his wife’s cars where finally to the point where they got rid of both of them. So they bought another car a few days ago and the check engine light is on already. When he brought it to me yesterday to look at, I had the privilege of telling him that the car he thought he had gotten a great deal on, doesn’t have air conditioning. Not that it just doesn’t work, but the car doesn’t have it at all. And with cars these days, you don’t put a/c on a car that doesn’t come with it, period.

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I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life “its” name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?

What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

“What Do I Know Of Holy” – Addison Road

It started for me with the book “The Knowledge of the Holy”, a little book by A.W. Tozer. During my second time reading the book, I heard this song on my Pandora radio station that did a great job describing how the book made me see myself and God.

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