The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 1:7 (MSG)
Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 141:1-2 (HCSB)
1 Lord, I call on You; hurry to ⌊help⌋ me. Listen to my voice when I call on You. 2 May my prayer be set before You as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering.
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 12:22 (HCSB)
Then He said to His disciples: "Therefore I tell you, don't worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.
Luke 12:28-34 (HCSB)
28 If that's how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will He do for you—you of little faith? 29 Don't keep striving for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don't be anxious. 30 For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 "But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided for you. 32 Don't be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won't grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
My observation:
Today begins a new month, and we continue to walk through the gospel of Luke in search of what Luke wrote about prayer. Our focus has been on the prayer life of Jesus, and on his teaching of how his disciples could experience a prayer life like he had.
Our focal passage today finds Jesus in a conversation with his disciples. In this discourse he admonishes them to exchange the worry filled life with a life of faith in God. There is something that every believer needs to know, and that is your loving heavenly Father will provide for your needs.
Philippians 4:19 (HCSB)
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
The believer who trusts in God as their source need never be concerned about scarcity. God's storehouse has an abundant supply that will never be empty. Jesus put his finger on the problem of worry and anxiety.
Luke 12:28 (HCSB)
If that's how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will He do for you—you of little faith?
Prayer is the key that unlocks the door to the provision of our needs. If we ask the Father to meet our needs, even our little faith in a BIG GOD is sufficient. If you trust in God, he will do for you what no other person or power can do.
Matthew 17:20 (HCSB)
"Because of your little faith," He told them. "For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that you will give me a confident faith, and the wisdom to trust in you to meet all of my needs. Father, I am so thankful that you are able and willing to exchange my worries and anxieties for the peace of God. Father, increase my faith, and deepen my prayer life.
My song:
Faith is the Victory (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://biblestudycharts.com/SH_Faith_Is_The_Victory.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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