The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 2:6-8 (HCSB)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up success for the upright; ⌊He is⌋ a shield for those who live with integrity 8 so that He may guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His loyal followers.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 33:10-12 (HCSB)
10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation. 12 Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh— the people He has chosen to be His own possession!
My observation:
Today's portion of the Psalm provides a second reason why God's people should sing praises to the Lord. Here the Psalmist extols the effects of the power of the words and works of the Lord among the nations of the world.
There is no nation or no leader regardless of their wealth and their power who can thwart the plans of the Lord. The nations are powerless in preventing God's plan from succeeding. God's plans will prevail.
The wise thing for any nation or any person to do is to consider the words of the Lord from today's Proverb. To exclude the Lord from the life of a nation or the life of an individual is futile, and doomed for defeat.
Isaiah 8:10 (HCSB)
Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.
It is far better for a nation and an individual to have God in their life. If you have God in your life, be thankful and give him the highest praise.
Psalm 33:12 (NASB)
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
My prayer:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we give you the highest praise that our heart can discern, and our lips can sing. Father God, if you find in me any resistance to your will and plans for my life, I ask that you remove it with your compassionate heart and your tender hands. Father, by faith, I ask that you help me to follow you, and live every day under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1-2 (HCSB)
1 The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
My song:
Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57vzYWUW3ro&feature=related
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