Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 10. I will then key in on verse 27 - The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. Friends, a common them in Proverbs is that if you walk with the fear of the Lord, or is you have wisdom that you will have a long life. Conversely, if you do not have a fear of the Lord and do not have wisdom that your days will be shortened, or that you will not have a long life. These two go hand in hand. It is important to have a reverent fear of the Lord, and that you walk in wisdom. Today we will take a look at the life of John the Baptist (the cousin of Jesus). I will make reference to the 40th chapter of the prophet Isaiah - who foretold the coming of John the Baptist (in verses 1-6). I will begin today's podcast by reading from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter #1: verses 57-66. These verses tell of the birth of John the Baptist. I will then read the prophecy that the father of John the Baptist spoke over his son John. In this passage (Chapter #1: verses 67-80) Zecharias talks about the coming of Jesus and tells us his son will make ready the way of the Lord. I will then go over the story of when John the Baptist humbles himself. Some of John's followers are complaining that Jesus (and his disciples) are also baptizing in the same river as they are. John tells his followers that Jesus must increase, and that he must decrease. In this story (Gospel of John, Chapter #3, verses 22-36) John tells us that the purpose for which he was called has come to pass and that now he will give the baton to Jesus. He tells his followers that Jesus is greater than he is (because he is from Heaven). Call to Action - For one minute, think what it must have been like 2,000 years ago when this story happened. Put yourself there and imagine how you would feel. Suggested scripture reading. Read the 40th chapter of Isaiah and then read the 1st chapter of Luke (and try to make the connection between the two prophecies found in those two chapters).
