Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 15. I will then key in on verse 15:1 - A some answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Today I am going to look at this verse through the eyes of humility. Rather that have contention and disagreement, I ask that you consider humbling yourself and, instead of arguing, agree with who you are having a disagreement with and bringing peace to a situation instead of contention. I will then continue my study on humility by looking at a man named Nehemiah. Nehemiah was a man of influence in the land of Persia. He worked as a government official in that land and had a well-paying job. He was very comfortable man there and lived a life of significance. It came to his attention that the wall of Jerusalem was in great disrepair and had been destroyed and the gates burned. God placed a great burden on his heart that he was the man to come to the attention of this matter and that he was to be responsible to have the wall rebuilt. He went to the king of Persia and asked for permission to leave his job and to go to Jerusalem and the king agreed. He was a driven man and, as a man of great organization, took on great opposition (both from their enemies as well as contentious Jews) and completed the wall in 52 days. Nehemiah humbled himself, got out of his comfort zone and followed the call of God to get this job done. As it turned out Ezra the priest read the law to the people - which caused a great revival in Jerusalem. Call to Action - look around you - pay compliments to people on a regular basis (to people who look like they're having a bad day); offer to help people who look like they could use a helping hand. Suggested scripture reading: 1. reread today's proverb, Proverb 15; 2. Read chapters #7 & 8 of the book of Nehemiah.
