Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 13. I will then key in on verse 3 - He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. Friends, the words that we speak are so vitally important. I believe that the words that we speak can bring forth death (Proverb 18:21) or they can bring forth life. Please be mindful of how important your words are and think carefully before speaking words to anyone. Today we will continue our study on people who showed humility in the New Testament. Today, we will be looking at Luke, the author of the gospel of Luke, as well as the Book of Acts. Together these books comprise 27.5% of the New Testament. Luke was not a disciple of Jesus. As a matter of fact he never even met Jesus. But Luke became a very good friend and companion of Paul - who wrote 13 of the letters of the New Testament. He was with Paul until the very end of his life. Luke was born a Greek - thus he was a Gentile. He is the only Gentile author of all of the books of the Bible. Luke was a physician and is venerated by the Catholics as the Patron Saint of physicians and surgeons. He was very thorough and the gospel of Luke is known for its accuracy. Today we will take a look at two of the most famous parables that are only found in Luke's gospel - the parable of the Good Samaritan (I will read Chapter 10: verses 25-37) and the parable of the Prodigal Son (I will read Chapter 15:verses 11-32). What we learn from these two parables is that we are all human, and thus imperfect. The Good Samaritan teaches us that we may be disappointed if we have expectations of certain people, and that we can't discount anyone. Many times the people we think we can trust can not be trusted and the people who we think are not important can end up being very important in our lives. The prodigal son teaches us that Jesus cares about each and every one os us. He doesn't care where you've been or what you've done, He wants to receive you into His family which are known as Christians. My call to action is simply to ponder these two parables and ask yourself how you would have reacted had you been in these two situations. Suggested scripture readings: 1. Reread today's proverb, Proverb 13; 2. reread both chapters #10 & #15 of Luke's gospel.
