The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 3:13-14 (NLT)
13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. 14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 147:6 (AMP)
The Lord lifts up the humble and downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 22:39-42 (HCSB)
39 He went out and made His way as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him. 40 When He reached the place, He told them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." 41 Then He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and began to pray, 42 "Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done."
My observation:
As Jesus approaches the end of his ministry on earth, and facing the most difficult task ever faced by anyone before or anyone since, we find him going to a familiar place. Today I will focus on just the first verse in our focal passage from Luke.
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives to pray. Where do you turn when you are facing times of severe testing and temptations? Jesus valued prayer. To pray was as natural for him as breathing. Our physical life depends on breathing continually. In the same manner, our spiritual life depends on praying continually. For Jesus prayer was something he did on a continual basis, and he often went to the Mount of Olives.
Luke 21:37 (HCSB)
During the day, He was teaching in the temple complex, but in the evening He would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that you would burn deeply into my heart the desire to commune with you continually in prayer. Father, life is too hard, and time is too short to spend time on things that are temporal, and say that I don't have time to pray about matters that are eternal.
Father God, I am so grateful that you invite your children to come to you in prayer. Father, I thank you for being faithful in always being available to meet us, and for being a God who hears and answers the prayers of his beloved children.
My song:
In the Garden (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXF-iWps3oY&feature=related
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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.
If Jesus felt the need to pray then surely we need to pray.
ReplyDeleteLuke 21:37 (ESV)
And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
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