06/21/2026
Hear the words from our Team Chaplin
Wisdom for Generations
Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:22-25
These verses from Proverbs, the book of wisdom, have to do with the way wisdom is passed down from generation to generation. Our fathers and mothers are charged with the task of passing their wisdom down to us. Solomon then reminds us to do whatever it costs to gain more truth, wisdom, instruction and understanding. Thankfully we have the truth of God’s word readily at our fingertips in the Bible, more so than any other time. But the COST of gaining that, the time and the focus required to gain it, is as costly as ever!
I have two challenges for you today. The first has to do with being parents. Not all of us have children but most of us do. And whether you had parents that were good role models or not, the challenge for us is this: what kind of parent will you be? Will you give life, joy and wisdom to your children? That starts with turning your life towards following Jesus and no matter what your family history is, it can change with you!
The second challenge is to get your hands on truth. If you haven’t read the bible in a while, pick it up or download an app. Go and start reading either the book of Mark or John, you can search in an app or find where to go in the table of contents at the beginning of the bible. Or you can flip your bible open right to the middle, you will either find Proverbs or Psalms and both books are great places to start as well. But are you willing to get truth and hold onto it? It’s so easy to trade it in to get along in today’s world. Get the truth and don’t let go, and be the example to the generation coming after you.
Joey Hawkins
