The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 14:1 (MSG)
Lady Wisdom builds a lovely home; Sir Fool comes along and tears it down brick by brick.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 145:3 (MSG)
God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 18:9 (HCSB)
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:
My observation:
Today we continue our walk through the gospel of Luke in search of what Luke recorded in his gospel about the subject of prayer.
Our focus this week will be on the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. In this parable Jesus gives a warning to three kinds of people. A little self-examination is in order as we mediate upon these words of Jesus.
The first of the three that Jesus mentions is the people who trust in themselves. These are the people who believe that everything they need is within, and they don't need God or anyone else in their life. This is an unwise and dangerous position to be in.
Isaiah 5:21 (HCSB)
Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion and clever in their own sight.
1 Corinthians 8:2 (HCSB)
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
Galatians 6:3 (HCSB)
For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
My prayer:
God, our Father in heaven, I bow low at your feet, and exalt your name above every other name in the earth below and in the heavens above. Father, you are great and greatly to be praised.
Father God, give me a heart that is pure and acceptable in your eyes, and the wisdom to know that I am not self-sufficient. Father, I am not too proud to say I need you in my life.
My song:
I Need Thee Every Hour (Click on link below for lyrics and to listen to this song):
http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Need_Thee_Every_Hour/midi/
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A man's steps are established by the Lord, and He takes pleasure in his way.
Psalm 103:14 (HCSB)
For He knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust.
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