"She not there"

“She’s not there”

Her name is “Wisdom”

Being in the Light is her delight

From darkness .. she takes flight

You won’t find her hanging out with “unsavory characters”

Those considered: disagreeable & unpleasant because they are morally disreputable

“Take a walk on the wild side” *

Is this where “unsavory” beings hide?

There are many, varied & subtle shades of “unsavory”

From “unclean” to those trafficking in human-slavery

Is their conversation course? Is their character “seedy”

Are they “down & out” and desperately, deeply needy?

Despicable folk who somehow fell into darkness & stayed there

Tainted un-sainted characters are here & there & everywhere

You can find them living on the streets

You can find them lying in ivory sheets

Of “unsavory characters” you should be aware & BEWARE

Some may have made “rash decisions” & end up in DISPAIR

Others grew up in some nightmare .. and life is simply UNFAIR

Some took all the wrong turns & got caught in the devil’s SNARE

Others fell into disrepair & live their life on a wing and a PRAYER

But there are those who masquerade behind veils

They hide in the light .. but DARKNESS prevails

Some hearts cannot be humanly-healed

Entryway is barred to their Netherworld

Might they really be wolves that appear in sheep’s clothing?

Ravenous inside .. their spirit is dead & should give foreboding.

Their voices seem soft & cool .. their eyes seem clear & bright

They wear designer clothes but their being is infected by blight

And if you get too close .. something about their heart is not right

They are found in the roughest, broken-down neighborhoods

They are found in Legislatures & boardrooms selling their goods

Might they kiss you with words .. but be “unsavory” .. self-serving thugs?

Are those selling addiction better than the “unsavory” dealing illegal drugs

How many hurting people could be better helped with a simple .. savory hug?

People have this tendency to be fooled by outward appearances: external factors like beauty, wealth and worldly possessions.

But God looks at the heart.

God is not fooled or mocked

We are all farmers: people reap what they sow .. the seeds you plant will be your harvest

It’s Wisdom or Woe

However, our roots will grow

By our fruits people will know

Do people love the dark or the light?

Do their lives seem wrong or right?

In life there are two ways to live

.. in the Light

.. or in the dark

We all battle DARKNESS .. and wolves are everywhere

Choosing “light” is intentional .. “in His Light, we have light”

Jesus gave this prescient foresight: “This is the verdict”
Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. – John 3

“The verdict” is preceded by the grace-filled invitation to gain eternal life - John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.