The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 21:23 (MSG)
Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 119:52 (HCSB)
Lord, I remember Your judgments from long ago and find comfort.
Psalm 119:55 (HCSB)
Yahweh, I remember Your name in the night, and I obey Your instruction.
The Word for encouragement:
Acts 2:41-42 (KJV)
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
My observation:
The focal passages for today have something in common, yet they are vastly different. The Proverb speaks about our words, and the other two passages speak about God's Word. The Proverb admonishes us to watch our words. The Psalmist testified that he remembered God's Word. Luke records in his gospel the birth of the church, and that first church gladly received, and continued steadfastly in God's Word. Oh, what comfort we forfeit when we neglect God's Word.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray for the grace to be faithful to the word of God. Father, I ask that your church today would become a people who gladly receive and obey your Word, and would continue steadfastly in your Word.
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Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6 think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.
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