Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 20. I will then key in on verse 7 - The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. Friends, when I think of a righteous man, I think of someone who has integrity. I believe integrity and humility are very similar. I believe to have integrity means that you will do the right thing (whether anyone is watching you, or not) and humility is thinking about other people before thinking about yourself - both very solid traits to have. Today, I will go over the prophet Isaiah - the greatest prophet. He humbled himself before God and offered to work for Him (I will read Chapter 6: verses 1-8). Isaiah served God as a prophet for 60 years (from 740 BC to 680 BC - when he was executed). He foretold the coming of John the Baptist (I will read Chapter 40: verses 3-5). He told the people He would be with them (I will read verse 41: verse 10). Isaiah also foretold the coming of Jesus and spoke of the coming Messiah more than any other OT prophet. I will close by reading Chapter 55: verses 6-13. These verses remind us that God is God, and we are not. He also tells us that His word will never return void, and that it will accomplish what He would want to accomplish. This is why we need to dig into the Word of God on our own. It will encourage and strengthen us and help activate our faith. CALL to ACTION - I want you to think about what it must have been like to be this famous prophet, and how you would like to go out for 60 years and serve God, even when you are not well received. Suggested scripture reading: Please reread the 55th chapter of the Book of Isaiah in its entirety.
