“Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?” – Proverbs 8:1
The truths and principles that should be advocated seem to have the most trouble finding advocates. The contrary is true as well. All across the airwaves and television screens the lust of the flesh, eyes, and the pride of life is exalted; to the point where we begin to wonder if wisdom, understanding, virtue, and righteousness have a voice at all. They do, they cry, and lift up their voice; not in long clamoring tones or flashy filigree. No, as a pure singing voice in the midst of a squawking crowd, the cry of wisdom and understanding rings true to those who have an ear to hear. The voice of wisdom cries out through the Christian in a pure, genuine, consistent testimony. It cries through Creation, in its untenable perfection. It cries through the truth of the gospel, and the sacrifice of Christ. A consistent holy life with Jesus Christ at the center, the advocate of wisdom.
You cannot build anything without consistency. This is true on a personal level and the same is true on a collective level. You can’t build a business, a church, or even a book club without consistency. Consistency is underrated. You know who they are and maybe you are one of them. Those folks that when they miss church, it raises red flags and others begin to say, “Where were they tonight? They are always here”. These are they you just know they are going to be there for you, to pray, to help, to uplift, and you can flat out, hands down depend on them. You can depend on them to be the salt and the light each and every day. You can depend on them not because of them, but because of who they are depending on; Jesus. In this, in these men and women, wisdom begins to cry and understanding utters her voice. It takes this, good consistency; because consistency in itself is not enough. You can be consistently twenty minutes late to church and all that does is guarantee that you will consistently disrupt every service. You can be consistent in letting people down; don’t get me wrong, we all make a mistake now and then, and life happens, but your desire drives your will, and your will determines your decisions, and your decisions create your actions. Therefore on a day in and day out basis, the fruit of who you are on the inside will show out. The testimony will show, and to those who are in the Word of God and totally depending on Jesus Christ, the wisdom which is from above will begin to cry out in pure melodies to this lost and dying world. People begin to see that there is undeniable merit to this “Christianity thing”. It’s more than just a “good way to live” it is the only way to live. The life you live day in and day out is your testimony. The words you speak in His name are your testimony. Our legacy is written with our decisions, sealed by our actions, and transmitted through our words. When we die it’s not what the preacher says over our bodies that will stick with people, but what we did before we passed. When you meet a man or woman who lives holy day in and day out, there is no denying that testimony. There is no way to undermine the wisdom, truth, and understanding of what they preach; and as in a court of law, the truth of a testimony can save or condemn (both you and hopefully those around you).
No matter who you are, there is someone watching you. You have influence over somebody, and when we let God lead, the wisdom of his Word will ring out through the righteous consistencies in our lives, because Christ is the voice of wisdom, God help us to be and stay in the place where he can use us to cry out.
