Essentials For Wisdom‘s Path II

Is wisdom obtained simply by attending church? Is wisdom a one-time "purchase?" In this series we discover what the Word of God tell us about seeking, obtaining, and maintaining life-long wisdom.

 

Wise Living Series

Travis Miller 

January 27, 2019

 

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Episode Transcript in English

 

Travis Miller: [00:00:18] "They say". My wife tells me that all the time and I ask, who is they? "They say". They tell you to bring along when you're headed out, they say, bring along extra clothes, you should bring extra clothes. Ideally, they would be water repellent, maybe water proof, you should bring that along. When you go, they say, when you go, you should bring extra food, not a normal consuming amount, but there should be additional amounts, extra food. They say when you go, you should bring extra water. Not the ordinary amount that you would consume, but extra water should be what you should take. They say, you should bring sun protection, it's part of what you should bring, maybe extra sun protective clothing, maybe a hat, maybe some sunglasses, they say, you should bring sun protection. They say you should bring a knife or some kind of multi-tool. You should have some tools available, those should be with you. They say that you should bring a flashlight or a head lamp, that should be part of what you bring along. That's what they say. They say you should be able to start a fire, in that case they say you need more than one item, such as waterproof matches, which to this day, I've never been able to light. A lighter or better yet, a flint should be able to start a fire as needed. They say you should bring along something to navigate, should be maps, like this one of Mount Rainier, you should have a compass, you should be able to navigate. These are things that you should have. You should have portable temporary shelter. So some kind of reflective blanket or piece of multi-use steel where you're able to be warm or create shelter of some kind. You should carry a first aid kit of some kind to be able to bandage, change infection, stop any wounds in case all the other things you brought didn't prevent you from harm. Perhaps you caught on. These are the 10 items that are not typically kept in a shoe box. These are the 10 items that are kept in a backpack. These are the 10 essentials for hiking. [00:03:06][167.8]

Travis Miller: [00:03:08] The original 10 Essentials was a list assembled in the 1930s by the Mountaineers, which was a Seattle based organization for climbers and outdoor adventurers. It created the list to help people be prepared for emergency situations, essentials, whenever you step into backcountry, even on a day hike, it's a good habit. Well, I'm probably not going to use any of those things, they are very few on any typical hike. That's probably true, but if and when something does go awry, you truly will appreciate the value of carrying these items that could be essential for survival. Essential. For survival. [00:03:59][50.5]

Travis Miller: [00:04:00] Today, I'm going to speak about a different sort of hike, the walk that I'm addressing today also follows a path, a particular trail, if you will. The journey that I'm describing can be as difficult or more difficult than a backcountry hike. In this message this afternoon, I'm going to share some essentials for Wisdom's pass. As hiking has 10 necessities that are essential for hikers survival, I believe the elements that we share this afternoon are essential to Wisdom's survival in our lives. Last week's message. We posed the question, how do good people wind up living poorly? We found that good people live poorly when they harden their hearts toward God. Good people make tragic mistakes when they distance themselves from the Lord. We also discovered that good people live poorly when they mistake righteousness for wisdom. Righteousness explains our standing, our right relationship with God. But that is different from wisdom. Righteousness isn't the same. Wise living is earthly wise. Living is a human experience on this planet. And if we mistake our right standing with God for a wise living on Earth, then good people fall into foolish outcomes. Of course, we found the alternative to these failures in David's Song last week after they returned the Ark of God back to Jerusalem, the Ark of God, representing the focus in the center of God's presence. David sang Seek the Lord in his strength. Seek his face ever more. Remember, they brought that ark back in a tabernacle, in a tent right there in the middle of the city, and it had already been found. It wasn't a matter that it was lost, but David said seek that. In other words, he was telling us regularly and forever visit the tent. You need to spend time in the Tabernacle with the presence of God. You need to frequent the Lord's strength. David knew, as we