The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 6:23 (HCSB)
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 145:11-12 (HCSB)
11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might, 12 informing ⌊all⌋ people of Your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 2:36-38 (HCSB)
36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers. 38 At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
My observation:
Today we look at the next mention of prayer in the gospel of Luke. This woman devoted most of her life to the temple ministry after the death of her husband. She was limited in what she was able to do, but she was not useless. She was not despondent by what she could not do. Rather, she was faithful in what she could do.
She did not sit around and complain about her misfortune of having her husband for only seven years after their marriage. Instead she made a decision to give herself in service to the Lord for the next 84 years. She was a woman of faith and prayer, and God used her for his glory, and to be a blessing in the lives of others.
God reserves special blessings for his servants who devote themselves to continually living in his presence like Anna did for her whole life.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I praise and thank you for the privilege of being able to continuously live in your presence through prayer and the word of God. Lord, I praise you and delight to speak of your glory.
Psalm 145:11-12 (MSG)
11 your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor, 12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
My song:
When We Walk with the Lord (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://biblestudycharts.com/SH_Trust_and_Obey.html
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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.
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