The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 8:1 (NLT)
Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!
Proverbs 8:4 (NLT)
"I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people.
Proverbs 8:6-7 (NLT)
6 Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. Everything I say is right, 7 for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 34:4-6 (HCSB)
4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard ⌊him⌋ and saved him from all his troubles.
My observation:
When faced with problems and difficulties, there are many places that we can turn for help. It is important what voice we listen to. We know by instinct that we should listen to the wisest voice. David did not do at first what he knew to be the wisest choice.
There are two powerful things that determine who we listen to in our day of trouble. The natural response to trouble is fear. That is okay, but it should not be our only response. It is a built in response to alert us to danger. Our response to the alert is important. This is where, for the believer, our faith in the Lord should kick in.
David learned his lesson. Turning to the enemy was not a wise choice. Why seek the aid of the enemy when you can ask the Lord to help you? When David made the wise choice he discovered that when you call upon the Lord in faith that he saves you from all your troubles.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so glad that I don't have to succumb to my fears, but that I can seek the aid and assistance of my Savior in my day of trouble. Father God, I am so happy that you sent Jesus to be my Savior, and that with him nothing is impossible.
My song:
When I Call on Jesus (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz8P96myUZk&feature=related
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Current topic: A Proverb a day for wisdom, and a Psalm a day for inspiration.
Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
This post from Dec 2010 is so appropriate for today. Thanks to the reader who found it, and allowed me the blessing of reading it in the context of today's new post (April 11, 2014). God is so amazing. Have you tried Him?
ReplyDeletePsalm 34:8 (NLT)
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!