By Steve Conley
Scripture: James 1:5-18
A1: Actor 1
A2: Actor 2
A1 enters wearing a cap and gown (graduation), wearing glasses and carrying an encyclopedia.
A1: (pacing slowly across the stage as in great thought) Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. - Immanuel Kant, A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance. - Henry David Thoreau
A2: Enters carrying a plumbing fixture and a book.
A2: Honey, the sink has messed up again don’t you thin you should… (looks strangely at A1) What is this garb you have on?
A1: To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. - Henri Bergson
A2: What?
A1: How do I look?
A2: Do you really want to know?
A1: No need. Vision is the art of seeing the invisible. - Jonathan Swift
A2: I think someone gave you a swift knock on the head! Maybe we should take you to see the men in white coats and padded walls. Cause that’s exactly what I’m about to do if you do snap out of this vision!
A1: Ok, don’t get so excited! I can tell you’re not impressed.
A2: Impressed about what?
A1: Look at me.
A2: (stepping back) Ok.
A1: What do you see?
A2: A flash back from High School. You still look as goofy now as you did back then.
A1: Forget that! Does this not make me look smarter?
A2: Quite the opposite. Oh, and don’t let the kids see you in this. We’re trying to get them to graduation, not to run from it.
A1: That’s really funny. I can see already that my plan is working.
A2: What plan?
A1: In order for us to undergo trials we need special wisdom from God to face them. Thus, you get what you see, a man filled with wisdom.
A2: I see a man that should be wise enough to know better!
A1: Don’t shoot me down for trying.
A2: I applaud your effort but the way you are going about it is all wrong.
A1: And you have a better idea?
A2: I don’t, but God does. God wants to bring His children to maturity as spiritual adults. Wisdom is sometimes defined as "the right use of knowledge." It involves applying the truth that we know to the situations that we confront. And trust me; you should never confront anything looking like that!
A1: You know me. When I do something I do it right!
A2: (laughing) That statement shows your lack of wisdom! Understand that all wisdom centers in God. Without a knowledge of God, we can’t understand life’s circumstances. The right thing to do is to continually seek wisdom from God. There is no room here for self-sufficiency or spiritual pride.
A1: I understand what you’re saying but I thought I would just seek this one on my own. Besides, can you imagine how busy God is?
A2: You need to understand the character of God. He is a giving God. We need have no fear of rejection when we come to God for wisdom. He does not ridicule us. Our past failures are not brought up to shame us. Even if we come to Him looking like this. (point to outfit)
A1: So a proper view of the character of God as a giving God will encourage us in coming to Him for wisdom?
A2: Yes, but if we expect to receive the wisdom we need, we must come in faith. We must trust that God is able and willing to do as He has promised.
A1: But sometimes I feel like I’m under great deal of pressure!
A2: Sometimes we feel like the world is crashing down and we begin wondering if God really loves us, doing what’s best for us, and will He see us through as promised. We must fully rely in Him and come as His children asking Him to do as He promised. (pause) Do this for me; wave your arms back and forth.
(A1 holds his arms out and waves them like imitating a tree blowing in the wind.)
A1: Like this?
A2: Yes, the Bible says, one who doubts is like a wave of the sea. Waves are at the mercy of the wind. If our faith is not firmly placed in God we lack stability in life. For a time there is confidence and joy in God. Then, as trials come and persist, there is doubt and wavering. It is a life of instability. (pause) You can stop waving now.
A1: So this is how break dancing feels.
A2: Listen, we can be sure beyond a doubt that God will give wisdom for trials to those who ask of Him. We must ask in faith, believing that He is able and willing. That is the “plan” for us as believers.
A1: Ok, I understand what you’re saying. Sounds like a great plan to me and much better than mine!
A2: Good, but I’ve got another way you can gain wisdom and to be a wise person.
A1: Really, what’s that?
A2: (hands A1 a book) Read this book on plumbing and apply that wisdom to fixing the sink!
A1: Real funny… real funny!
A1 & A2 exit.
(If you use... give credit where credit is due)
No comments:
Post a Comment