Friday!

Proverbs!

A wise man scales the city of the mighty 

and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 21:22 ESV

We quite like this imagery of bringing down strongholds, of going up against the mighty.

In this proverb there's a city in which the mighty, the strong reside. 

And they must be doing something unjust for this wise person not to be able to just walk in.

They have their faith in something. 

A stronghold.

It's not a warrior going in all guns blazing with power and might and deal with what is at the heart of injustice, but this proverb speaks of another route.

Sending in a wise person.

What do you relate the "city of the mighty" to?

A country?

An institution?

A culture?

What if it's me.

There's things that I'm doing that are unjust, something that I'm relying on that I might not realise or see clearly.

But the wise person on the outside can, and scales my walls and brings down that stronghold that I trust in:

- that I'm not good enough for God.

- that I have to be able to do this on my own.

- that I'm a victim and I'm beyond healing 

- that change is not possible, not for me.

- that I am hope less.

What are strongholds that the truth of God's word, the whisper of the Spirit, the love of Jesus, would tear down today?

#jesusisscalingthewalls