The most common question I get is how can I know
the will of God? Like, who should I marry? What
school should my kids go to? What do I do with
my money? I've got a big decision. That requires
wisdom. And we're going to learn today how you
can tap into the wisdom of God to make those
big decisions. Stay with me. Thanks for listening
to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip
Ingram. We are an international teaching and
discipleship ministry that encourages and equips
Christians to live like Christians. Well, in
just a minute, Chip will pick up where he left
off last time in our series, The Real God, with
the second half of his message, The Wisdom of
God. And let me encourage you to stick around
after the teaching as Chip provides some valuable
insights that we can apply to our day -to -day
lives. You won't want to miss it. Well, with
that, here's Chip with the remainder of his talk
from Romans chapter 11. I did my graduate work
at West Virginia University, and I had a kinesiology
course that I took. It's on the human body, how
the human body works. And my professor was not
a believer, but she was like the high priestess
of the human body. She had the skeleton, and
I'm serious, man. She would talk about how the
body works with hushed tones. And she would talk
about, do you understand that one... Little cell
with the DNA of that cell that we could take
all around this entire room thousands of times.
Do you understand inside one little cell is enough
intelligence and magnitude that when it happens
and divides in the human body, that it automatically
knows when and how to become a nervous system
over here, an organ system over here, endocrine
system over here, skeleton over here. Do you
understand the human body we take for granted
that when a knife would cut it, if you were from
another planet, what? You say, oh no. This is
an amazing thing that happens. You can wipe away
the blood and the platelets and there'll be blood
clotting. And within a few days, there used to
be a cut and it will automatically heal on its
own. Do you understand that the body, if there's
even a compound fracture, when the body begins
to heal, even if the bone was compound fractured,
is that as it fills in, that the inside of the
bone that needs it the most will grow at a higher
and faster rate. And she would talk about the
human body like, This is the most magnificent
thing. Guess who was it designed by? The creator.
What's that tell you? Whether you look at the
stars or whether you look at a microscope or
whether you look at the human body, the creation
screams. If this is the effect, can you fathom,
can you fathom the wisdom and the knowledge and
the creativity? Of the designer, God. And do
you think he's gonna take less energy and less
effort and the wisdom of designing your life
that's made for eternity as he is the ecosystem?
If he gives that much energy to keeping the balance
in certain ways at certain times and certain
seasons and the moon does this and that caused
the tides to do this and don't you think you're
more important than the littles of the field?
Don't you think you matter more than a creation
that screams, the most intelligent, wise being
of all time, the creator of the world is behind
it. That's how wise he is. The second way he
reveals it is through what's called providence.
And that's not necessarily such a big spiritual
word. It's just that he orchestrates life. Listen
to Psalm 33, 10 and 11. The Lord foils the plans
of the nations. He thwarts the purposes of the
peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm
forever. The purposes of his heart through all
generations. See, God in his wisdom foils the
plans of nations. He is all wise. A Hitler gets
up and says, this is the way the world's going
to be. We're going to be the super race. Destroys
a whole population of Jews and God goes, gone.
Stalin says, this is what's going to happen.
Idi Amin says this. Every nation, the Medo -Persians,
every nation, what do they do? Mankind in his
evilness has plans and they make these audacious
statements how they're going to rule the world
and how they make statues of themselves. God
foils the plans of the nations. He's not just
sovereign in his wisdom and in his providence,
but the plans of the Lord, the prophetic purposes
of God. In his wisdom, his plans go forward.
Who would have dreamed? Can you imagine 2 ,000
years ago just sitting maybe at a very early
Starbucks, having a latte, a mocha, a cup of
coffee, 2 ,000 years ago and saying, so, you
know, what do you think? Think the Roman Empire
is going to be around for quite a while? Eh,
I think so. You know, the Greek culture, that's
lasted pretty well. Medo -Persians, they had
their run, but, you know, they lost in overtime
to the Greeks and, you know. Can you imagine
2 ,000 years ago saying, You know, I wonder a
couple thousand years from now, where will be
the central power and attention of a world civilization
that can send people to the moon, that has little
microchips that go at the speed of light, that
send information around a worldwide web, that
has nuclear -powered submarines, that has technology
beyond our wildest dreams. You know, what do
you think the countries that are going to be,
that are really going to be at the center of
the world's attention? And the guy sitting at
his Starbucks there that hadn't quite been invented
turns to the other guy and goes, probably Israel.
Yeah, right. Do you see how God makes a promise
to a people? And in his wisdom, they end up getting
spread throughout all the world. No one gives
them a prayer. In 1948, they become a nation.
And the purposes and the plans and the wisdom.
But can you imagine being a Jew for about the
last, 1 ,950 years wondering, God, where are
these promises that you've made to Abraham and
Isaac? God, I don't see it. God, what's going
on here? Only to see that in the wisdom of God.
See, God is revealing. He does it through nations
and providence and through creation. And the
classic, the greatest, the most wonderful is
through redemption. Turn in your Bibles, if you
will, to 1 Corinthians 2, verses 6 through 10.
Paul's explaining this great message of wisdom,
and it's the wisdom of redemption. It's what
God has done through the purposes of Christ.
And he, picking it up in verse 6, he says, we
do. He says, talking about human wisdom, then
he's talking about, you know, spiritual wisdom.
He says, we do, however, speak a message of wisdom
among the spiritually mature, but not the wisdom
of this age or the rulers of this age who are
coming to nothing. No, we speak of God's secret
wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that
God destined for our glory before time began.
Think of that. God destined for our glory before
time began. There is a wisdom. There is a secret.
There is a plan. There's something that God is
orchestrating. A perfect ends by perfect means
that he's been orchestrating since the foundation
of the earth to fulfill the purposes for every
human being. And he goes on to say, none of the
rulers of this age understood it. For if they
had, they would have not crucified the Lord of
glory. However, it is written, no eye has seen
or ear heard, no mind has conceived what God
has prepared for those who love him. But God
has revealed it to us by his spirit. The spirit
searches all things, even the deep things of
God. And what he's talking about here is redemption.
He's talking about the secret wisdom of the redemption,
God's plan. And that big word redemption literally
just means to purchase back. to buy back. Probably
no one has ever heard of S &H green stamps, right?
Yes. I love you all. You know what I did as a
kid? In the grocery store back then, instead
of these swipe cards, and you would get these
green stamps. And you got these books. And if
you were the youngest child in the family, hello,
that's me, you got to lick all the stamps. And
then you put so many books together, right? And
you took the green stamp books to the Redemption
Center. They're buying them back. What's it mean?
So you take your five books and you leave with
a whole set of dishes. All redemption is, is
they purchase price for something. And the great
wisdom of God is the redemption of Christ coming
to purchase you for God, for a relationship with
him both now and forever and ever and ever. And
that's the secret that he's talking about. But
it's a great paradox because it looked like a
complete failure. What I want you to see is this
is God's plan. And here's the plan, okay? Here's
a lost world. There's been a coup, a rebellion.
They rebelled against the most high God, the
king, the creator, the sovereign that we've talked
about. From the foundations of the earth, God
giving the possibility of choosing, knew this
would come. And so the second person of the Trinity,
Christ says, I will go. I will save the people.
And so the coup has happened. Sin has occurred.
Christ comes. Now listen to the wisdom of God.
He's born of a teenage girl in a stall. Can you
imagine what the demons were thinking? Well,
you know what? I don't know what God's up to,
but this doesn't look like a very good plan.
And then he's going to be raised by a carpenter.
Well, that's not exactly the upper elite of Jewish
culture. And then finally he grows up, lives
a perfect life, and then he's going to choose
people because he brings what? The best possible
plans by the best possible means for the most
possible people. So he chooses a bunch of blue
-collar guys to get the job done. Peter, John,
James, a couple fishermen, a crook, Matthew,
a zealot, a couple wackos. Should we call down
thunder on them, Lord? I mean, guys, would you
just cool it? And you look at the guys that he
chose. Why? The wisdom of God. Who gets the credit
when regular guys like us, ordinary people like
us, follow Christ, are redeemed, get transformed,
and then change the world? God does. See, God
is always working toward purposes that we rarely
understand. But if we don't understand the big
plan of redemption and understand that's his
purposes behind his wisdom, we will get lost.
Can you imagine how much of a failure it looked
like? Try to visualize yourself being there and
you were a follower, you were Peter or one of
the Marys and you cared and you loved him and
you thought he was the hope of the world and
you're looking up at a cross and he's hanging
there and he's dying and he says it's finished
and he's dead. And you're thinking, this is a
fine mess you got us into. I left my home, I
left my job, I've been ridiculed, I've been kicked
out of the synagogue and he's dead. And you can
almost, in the invisible world, seeing the demons
going, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. He's
dead. See, we've... God's wisdom is foolishness
unto man. But what happened? When he died on
the cross, he purchased you. Redemption is he
paid the price for your sin. Between Friday night
and Sunday when he rose, he went to what the
old creed says? What does it mean that he ascended
except that he descended to the lower parts of
the earth and he proclaimed to the invisible
world, death is defeated. Satan is defeated.
Sin has been rendered powerless. I am the victor.
And then he comes out of the grave. And what
seemed absolutely ridiculous, it seemed foolish
and ridiculous, was the wise plan of God. And
see, it is in redemption that we see, that God
takes the things that the world so esteems and
he's always about turning them upside down. Listen
to J .I. Packard. I love his quote on this. God's
almighty wisdom is always active and never fails.
All his works of creation and providence and
grace display it. And until we can see it in
them, we're just not seeing them straight. But
we cannot recognize God's wisdom unless we know
the end for which he's working. God's wisdom
is not and never was pledged to keep a fallen
world happy or to make ungodliness comfortable.
Not even to Christians has he promised a trouble
-free life. Rather, the reverse. He has other
ends in view for life in this world than simply
to make it easy for everyone. What is he after
then? See, you'll never understand the wisdom
of God. Understand the ends is what he's saying.
So what is God after? What's he after in the
world? What's he after in the culture? What's
he after in the society? What's he after in you?
What's he after in me? Packer goes on to say,
what's his goal? What's his aim? He plans that
a great host of mankind should come to love and
honor him. His ultimate objective is to bring
them to a state in which they please him entirely
and praise him adequately. And he and they rejoice
continually in the knowledge of each other's
love, men rejoicing in the saving love of God
set upon them from all eternity, and God rejoicing
in the responsive love of men drawn out of them
by grace through the gospel. You're listening
to Living on the Edge, and Chip will be back
to continue our series, The Real God, in just
a minute. But let me quickly tell you, we are
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with us in these areas, go to livingontheedge
.org. We'll hear again as Chip. You see, until
we really grasp God's ultimate purpose for our
lives now and eternity, we will be perpetually
frustrated and disillusioned. And I think for
many of us, that's what's happened. Because our
aim, very subtly, is not, God, make me like your
son. Our aim is not, very subtly, we've been
veered off the course, oh God, help me fulfill
whatever purpose you have for this brief time
on this planet for you, because I will be with
you forever and ever and ever. We have reversed
it. And we can't figure out why life is so frustrating
and God won't come through because his number
one agenda is not my personal peace and prosperity.
And his number one agenda is not my personal
fulfillment. And his number one agenda is not
to cure my loneliness with another person. His
number one agenda is not to give me a bigger
and nicer house, a nicer car, and the comforts
that all the world can offer. He may do all those
things out of his gracious love. But all of those
in and of themselves, if the means turn into
an end, are idols. And his wisdom in your life
is often bringing pain that feels unbearable
because redemption is so important to pry the
idols out of your hand so you don't miss out
on what really matters. It's of a loving, good,
kind, compassionate God that so loves you that
knows that you're trading what is great and eternal
and best for something that's cheap and that
promises much and delivers little. And so he
wants you to be wise. He just wants you to be
wise. He wants you to understand how he has designed
life and that he wants you to walk according
to that design. And when you do, it will bring
a goodness to your heart, a transformation in
your relationships, a joy that you cannot fathom,
and you will fulfill his purposes. You see, it's
so subtle, the little difference, but he is about
in that situation that's on your mind. He's committed
to bringing the best possible ends by the best
possible means for the most possible people.
for the longest possible time. So let's wrap
this up with some specific action steps to respond
to his wisdom. How must we respond to the wisdom
of God? Very simply, we must learn to live wisely.
We must learn to live wisely. Ephesians 5, 15
to 17. What's he say? He said, Don't be unwise.
Don't walk as unwise, but as wise and understand
the will of the Lord. He said, for the days are
evil. You're living in dark times. He says, don't
be unwise, but be wise. Live wisely. Live according
to God's plan so that you can rest and so you
can trust. So there is a command, not only that
we be wise. but that we live in a way that reflects
that we are trusting God. He wants us to rest.
He wants us to understand this is how I've designed
life. And you know, real practically, God says,
this is how you can learn. This is how to do
relationships. This is how to handle your money.
This is how to make decisions. This is how to
walk by faith. This is how to fulfill your purpose
for me. And if you will discover the way of wisdom
and follow it, then all those promises of Scripture
about love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, the
fruit of the Spirit and the rewards of that life
are what God wants for you. But you don't get
that living in an unwise manner. And so second,
not only must we learn to live wisely, it begins,
then how do you get it? It begins with reverencing
God. Reverencing God. Proverbs 1, 7 says, the
fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Job
28, 28 says, and he said to them, the fear of
the Lord, that is wisdom, and to shun evil is
understanding. So how do you learn to live wise?
First step is, it begins with reverence for God,
to have the fear of God. And you know, you can
do all kinds of word studies. You know what to
be afraid of God is? You know what the word fear
really means, like in the Hebrew and the Greek
and all that stuff? It means to be fearful. I
mean, reverential awe, yes, that's true, but
we kind of try and, it means to be afraid. But
it's not afraid that he's going to hurt you,
it's you're afraid that you won't please him.
It's afraid that you're going to let him down.
You know, I don't know how many of you as a kid
in my generation, how many times did you ever
say, man, I can't do that. If I did that, my
parents would kill me. Right? And you know what?
So I didn't do it. Now, you weren't really afraid
that they were going to actually physically kill
you, but it was a mix of consequences that you
didn't want combined with a sense of betrayal
and letting them down in ways that you didn't
want to face. And the way you got off the hook
with your friends who were asking you to do it,
I can't do it. My parents would kill me. What
you were saying is, I have a healthy fear of
my mom and dad. And that's where wisdom starts.
I'm afraid. I don't want to mess up in my life.
There are consequences. I want to do life God's
way. The fear of the Lord essentially is, I am
going to choose to do life God's way. I'm afraid
for the consequences and I'm afraid for what
it will do to my relationship with my heavenly
father and what it says to him in light of all
that he's done for me. I want to live with a
healthy, wholesome fear of God. And I spent the
first three years probably of my Christian life
saying, you know, I'm going to be a Frank Sinatra
Christian. I'm going to do it my way. I mean,
really, I'm going to do it my way. And I just
kept bumping my head, bumping my head, bumping
my head. And you know, God loves you so much.
You know, when you really mess up, he doesn't
kick you out of the family. He takes you to the
woodshed. And Hebrews 12, he'll love you. I call
it the velvet vice of discipline. And you know
what? There's gentleness in it, but you know
what? He'll just bring, you know, if relationships
is the issue or money is the issue or time is
the issue, what, he'll get your attention. He
loves you so much. And he'll just bring the velvet
vice and you can either learn now, you can learn
later. I mean, some of us that are hard -headed,
it's painful. And some of you may be in the velvet
vice of discipline. And you're not living wise
lives with the fruit of living wisely. Because
basically, you have a salad bar mentality that
I'll choose out of the Christian life, the parts
I like, to do life my way on my terms. And God
says, that's an interesting suggestion, but it's
not one of the options. It's just not one of
the options with me, not in light of who I am.
And so to respond to the wisdom of God, you have
to learn to live wisely. And to learn to live
wisely, it begins with this reverential awe and
fear that you're going to say, I'm going to do
life God's way because, are you ready for this?
He's God. Do you ever think of that? He's God.
He deserves for me to live in that way. Third,
it requires... growing or receiving his word.
There is no way to live wisely without the manual
that teaches us how to live wisely. Psalm 119.
97 through 100 says, 2 Timothy 3, 15 through
17 says, all scripture, all scripture. I do not
know. And I'm not talking about reading your
Bible a little bit. I'm talking about receiving
the word implanted. You need to ask yourself,
how many videos, how many magazines, how many
books, how much TV, and how much stuff? Is going
into my mind versus how much truth from God's
word. Because I will tell you, you are what you
eat. You are what you eat physically. You are
what you eat spiritually. And it's not just a
little thing like, okay, I got a little devotional.
I'm glad I got it from that group. And I read
the devotional. Boy, I like it. A little check
mark. Got that done today. See you later, God.
I'm not talking about reading the Bible or even
being in a Bible study. I'm talking about receiving
the word. Now, do you have to read it to receive
it? Yes. Do you have to study it to receive it?
Yes. But I'm talking about saying God. I don't
wanna go through religious routines. I want you
to speak to me. I love you. You're showing me
some things. So I wanna take your word and I
wanna see what it says. And I want it to be the
mirror to point out things that need correction.
I want it to be the mirror that says that you
love me and affirm me despite of where I'm at.
And that I'm gonna write down those specific
promises that I need on a three by five card.
And I'm gonna read them over and I'm gonna ponder
them. I'm gonna meditate on them because I need
to trust you in this because I'm a people pleaser.
I need to trust you in this because I'm a workaholic.
I need to trust you in this because I keep lusting
and falling back into these patterns. So I'm
going to take these promises of your word. I'm
going to receive them in my heart. I'm going
to memorize them and meditate on them. And I'm
going to ask you for the grace to take the written
word and make it the living word in my heart
as I trust in you so that you transform my life
as I receive your word. See, that's what God
wants me to do. That's how you live wisely. It's
not just knowing the right thing. It's putting
it into practice. Knowing the Bible never changed
anyone. It is applying what you know of the Bible
that brings life change. And so to live wisely
begins with reverence. It means receiving the
word. And then it requires asking for it specifically.
James 1 .5, but if any man lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, who gives to all men generously and
without reproach. But when he asks, Let him ask
in faith without any doubting. For the man who
doubts is like a wave in the sea tossed here
and there. This is an airtight promise. And the
wisdom here is you don't know what to do about
a decision. You don't know what to do about this
relationship. You don't know what to do about
your finances. You don't know what to do about
a wayward child. You don't know what to do. Should
I take this job or that job? Should I take the
promotion? Should I move or not move? What do
you want me to do? Don't you have a lot of those
things in your life? I do. You know what this
passage says? It comes out of the context of
enduring suffering. It's written to a group of
people that have been dispersed and they've lost
their families and lost their jobs and they've
been disowned and they've been told, consider
it all joy when you encounter various trials
and know this testing of your faith. Tell you
what, hang in there, endure, and God will use
it to develop your character. But in the midst
of your pain and your suffering, if you don't
know how to handle it, if any man lack wisdom,
let him ask. God promises 100 % of the time to
show you exactly what to do if you'll come and
ask. And wisdom is not, don't make me smart in
this, will you show me what it looks like to
follow your way and your will in this situation?
That's what wisdom is. That's what you're asking.
Show me what it looks like to do what you want
me to do in this situation. Now, here's the condition,
that little let him ask without any doubting.
That phrase there does not mean an intellectual
doubt, or that's not like honest doubts about
one verse in the Bible. This is a picture of
a person who's coming to God, but they're coming,
literally, we get our word schizophrenia, double
-minded, doubting, double -minded. It has the
idea of someone who comes to God and says, Should
I date this person or this person? Should I take
this job or that job? Should I do this with my
money or this with my money? Should I move here
or move there? God, I want you to show me exactly
what you want me to do so I can take it under
consideration. I would really like you to show
me exactly what you want me to do. And I'll tell
you what, I'll think about that. And if it's
what I want, I just might do it. And if I don't,
I just might not. That's the doubting of the
double -minded man. You want to know how to get
God's wisdom in areas where you're not sure what
to do? Here's a word picture. Whatever that area
is, you imagine a blank check. And on the top
of that check, you know, where you write it out
to someone, you imagine, I need to know what
God wants me to do or I have this big decision
about this or this or this or that. And then
what you do is you write. On the bottom of the
check where you sign your name, you sign your
name. And then you take that check and you walk
over, kind of in your mind's heart, and it's
the throne room of God. And you take it and you
shove it under the door. There's light coming
out from under the door. And you signed your
name and he fills out the top. And what you're
saying is, Lord, whatever you show me in advance,
whatever you show me, I'm committed to doing.
If you will show me, I will do it, 100%. If you
say break off the relationship, I will. If you
say move, I'll move. If you say confront the
situation, I'll confront him. If you say quit
this job, I'll quit this job. Whatever you tell
me to do, I will do. I've signed my name on the
bottom of the check. I put it under the door
of heaven. And now, Lord, you promise that you
will give wisdom to anyone who asks without reproach,
even if the reason I'm here is because I've messed
up in the past. These are some consequences of
my sin and I really feel bad about asking you
what to do because I'm here because I really
know I messed up. That phrase is, he'll come
without reproach. God will not give wisdom and
say, I was wondering when you were gonna come
and you really did mess up and you're getting
what you deserve. That's not, the passage says
just the opposite. God will say, I'm glad you
came and I'm not here to condemn you. You understand
what you've done wrong. You've come with an honest
heart and you've repented. And now you need to
know what to do. And I want you to know whenever
any one of my children come and they are willing
to do whatever I show them, if you will ask me,
I guarantee 100 % of the time, I will show you
exactly what to do. And so about 98 % of the
will of God in these kind of areas is being willing
to do what he says. And if you're willing to
do in advance, he will show you. It may be through
a book. It may be through a person. It may be
through a counselor. It may be through a pastor.
It may be through a series of events where seven
people say exactly the same thing that don't
know each other to you. It may be a strong prompting
in your spirit. And by the way, if it's other
-centered, loving, biblical, moral, and has some
sacrifice involved, it probably isn't the enemy
trying to tempt you. You know, we're really funny.
This couldn't be from God, you know. If we're
gonna respond to God's wisdom, we must learn
to live wisely. And that begins with reverence
for God. It grows with receiving his word. It
requires asking for it specifically. And finally,
we must learn to trust completely. Trust that
all that comes our way is from the hand of a
good and loving God who knowing all things actual
and possible is exerting his unlimited power
to execute the best possible outcomes by the
best possible means. to fulfill the highest possible
purposes. You're listening to Living on the Edge
with Chip Ingram, and the message you just heard,
the wisdom of God, is from our series, The Real
God. In just a minute, Chip will give us some
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for whatever God leads you to do. Thanks, Chip.
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.org. App listeners tap donate. Well, with that,
let's get to that application from Chip. How
do we tap into the wisdom of God? How do we get
his mind and his heart about what to do, when
to do it, where to go, what decisions to make,
what not to do so that we honor him and it works
for our good? Today we covered three specific
things that you need to do and I need to do if
we're going to tap into God's wisdom. Let me
review them. Number one, it begins with reverence
for God. You know, at the heart of this, I don't
know where you're at, at the heart of this is
you will never get God's wisdom until you bow
the knee and say, I'm going to do life your way.
You know, there's no compromise here. I'm going
to do life your way. Your word says it. I'm going
to do it. When I know what's right to do, I may
feel like it. I may not. I'm going to do it.
So it begins with reverence. Second, it requires
asking for it specifically. God says, ask for
wisdom and I'll give it to you. What's the situation
where you need to know the mind of God? Are you
asking specifically? But remember the condition.
you are willing to do whatever he says. Third,
it grows with receiving his word. God's not dropping
little wonderful ideas about what to do out of
the sky. It doesn't happen in a vacuum. Remember
we said it's his word. It's a lamp into our feet.
It's a light into our path. As you soak your
mind and your heart in the word of God. wisdom
will literally ooze out of it by the power of
the Holy Spirit as you come with that surrendered
heart. And so here's your assignment. Are you
ready? I want you to do this today. I would like
you to sit quietly for 15 minutes and ponder
your most difficult circumstance and say, Lord,
will you give me your wisdom? And Lord, whatever
you show me, I'll do. He may bring a verse to
your mind. He may bring an idea. He may prompt
you to go talk to someone. He may even say, why
don't you read that chapter in J .I. Packer's
book, Knowing God, pages 93 to 97, and you may
get a perspective that you've never had before.
May God grant you his wisdom today. Amen. Amen
and amen. Great worship. Well, that's all the
time we have for today. For Chip and the entire
team here, this is Dave Drewy thanking you for
listening to this edition of Living on the Edge.
And I hope you'll join us again next time.