Serpants and Doves

Matthew 10:16¹⁶

¹⁶I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

God wants us to be as "harmless as doves" and as "shrewd as serpants". He wants us to have a childs heart and a grownups head. In "Sense and Sensibility" the two sisters were both very different; one had sense and wisdom, and the other was joyful and was a child at heart. At the beggining of the movie you quickly realise that one has to much sense and one doesn't have enough. As the movie progresses each sister learns to more like the other. Having wisdom and gentlness like a childare both important to have in the Christian life. You can have all the answers in life and have memorized half the Bible, but if you can't gently talk to and show you the happiness andthe joy of being a Christian; what is the use of it.

Lord, make me a person whom You shine through. Give me understanding and knowledge of Your ways and Your word. May I be ready for the great things You have in store for me.