Wisdom's Children

There is a very interesting revelation in Luke 7:35, "But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”  It was given by Jesus in response to those who criticized John the Baptist for not eating bread or drinking wine, and Jesus for doing both.  What was true about Jesus, John and their critics would be revealed by wisdom's children. 

In other words, time would tell. As the results of John's ministry and Jesus' life and the actions of their critics unfolded with the passing of time, the truth about each would be revealed. 

John's ministry, which included this self-denial, drew people from all over Judea, who accepted his teaching and permitting him to deflect from himself in order to point them to the Messiah.  Jesus' life, including eating and drinking with "sinners," resulted in the redemption of a lost humanity. Their critics, the Pharisees and legal experts, were proven to be self-interested hypocrites. 

My son-in-law has begun a path similar to one I took 33 years ago.  He left a secure job with benefits to enter full-time ministry with no promise of success or guarantee of a place to preach - how crazy is that?  According to most, pretty looney.  But wisdom's children reveal the truth.

My son-in-law now has a place to preach, a congregation to support him and a promising future in ministry. Three decades later, I'm still in full-time ministry - it doesn't look exactly like it did in the beginning but I am still touching people's lives with the love of Christ, proclaiming the Truth and sharing my faith on a daily basis. 

On the surface, as the world judges such matters, Jason and I both were wack, but time has born out, wisdom's children have testified, that following the call of God is good. 

Jus' Sayn.