Key points
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1God is sovereignly in charge of all of history, no matter who holds earthly power.
“no matter who's in charge, God is”
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2Seeing Jesus in His true holiness and glory is the starting point of wisdom — it brings us to our knees before it lifts us up.
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3God's first word after revealing His holiness is that we are precious to Him — fear and love must be held together.
“Some of us need to see Jesus clearly. You play a game with God, and you think he's just your buddy, and he's this and that. He is the Lord God Almighty. He is righteous. He is holy, and we are not”
“you are very precious to God”
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4Wisdom is not knowledge but applied truth — it means taking God at His word and living accordingly through both good and hard seasons.
“Wisdom is not knowledge. Wisdom is applied truth”
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5A 'good day' is not an easy day but a faithful day — one where we chose the way of wisdom regardless of circumstances.
“Good day does not equate easy day”
A story from life
The preacher's father recounts a moment on the beaches of Iwo Jima at age 17 that reframed the meaning of a good day
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6The way of wisdom is summed up in trusting God completely and not leaning on our own understanding.
A story from life
The preacher recalls his mother throwing her body over him during a car accident after school, illustrating God's protective love for His precious
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7The cross is the ultimate picture of God's holiness and love together — He threw Himself in front of death for us because we are His precious.
“I threw myself in front of this problem for you. Even though you're the one fighting with me. You're rejecting me. You're worried about your good days and your bad days, meaning easy versus hard. Trusting me. You're not really putting your faith in me, but I am gonna throw myself in front of that oncoming freight train called death for you because you are my precious”
Application
Pastor Bill's challenge is direct: stop being a backseat driver in your own life and in the world around you. Practically, this means redefining what a good day is — not the day when everything is easy, but the day when you chose faithfulness. It means praying for leaders on both sides of the aisle, surrendering the anxious need to control outcomes, and trusting that the same God whose prophetic word proved accurate across centuries has your life in His hands too. Start each morning choosing the way of wisdom — leaning not on your own feelings or understanding but into God's love and His will. At the end of that day, no matter how hard it was, you will be able to say: today was a good day.
