Dearly beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, many commentators have lamented the decline of family meals in America. Now, many or most of us are familiar with grabbing snacks on the go, sitting in front of the TV, and generally eating together as a family only a few times per week. A family like the one I grew up in, where all twelve of us gathered and sat down together for twenty-one hot meals a week, is a rara avis indeed these days. Why are family meals important? Because of the connection between talking and eating, a connection that Solomon plays on in our text this morning. Talking well and eating well have something to do with each other, and it's connected with listening and working. Indeed, if I could put the point of our passage into a single sentence, it would be this: Be a wise son, watch your mouth, and God will gives you abundance.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
