Friday! Proverbs!
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
Proverbs 14:16 ESV
Ever been in a place where you've ignored the signs?
Carried on regardless?
Every year someone dies in the mountains skiing off trail, ignoring the signs...
Or the ones in our body...sometimes pain is that sign...
We see the consequences of drug use, alcohol misuse, but whatever it is, we think we can handle it... manage it, it won't manage us, this won't master me...
But the wise see the signs. The wise keep their heads up, have a realistic view of themselves, think, take the counsel of others, and sometimes choose to turn away, turn around, to miss out, say no, find an alternative...
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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