The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 20:3 (HCSB)
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 32:8 (HCSB)
I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with My eye on you, I will give counsel.
Psalm 51:13 (HCSB)
Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
The Word for encouragement:
Psalm 25:12 (HCSB)
Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will show him the way he should choose.
Psalm 32:9-11 (HCSB)
9 Do not be like a horse or mule, without understanding, that must be controlled with bit and bridle or else it will not come near you. 10 Many pains come to the wicked, but the one who trusts in the Lord will have faithful love surrounding him. 11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
My observation:
It never ceases to amaze me how the Sovereign God uses those who he chooses to be a blessing in the lives of others. In this passage we see the dramatic way in which the Lord uses David, a man who had committed grievous sins, to be a vessel to instruct others.
David had attempted to hide his sins, but in so doing he became a miserable and unusable man. There is nothing positive that result from attempting to hide our sins from God. David describes the pain and anguish that he experienced before he owned up to his sins.
Psalm 32:3-4 (HCSB)
3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the summer's heat. Selah
There is no joy this side of heaven than the joy that comes when the heavy load of unconfessed sins is forgiven and cleansed. That is what David experienced, and that is what each one of us can experience if we are willing to submit to the Lord.
Psalm 32:5-6 (HCSB)
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah 6 Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You at a time that You may be found. When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.
My prayer:
Father God, Sovereign Lord, I am so glad that you have a heart that is full of compassion for sinners like David and me. Father, I pray that you will choose to use me in the same way that you chose to use David after he acknowledged his sins, and repented of them. Father, I thank you that with forgiveness also comes the cleansing of our hearts that allows us to instruct others.
1 John 1:9 (HCSB)
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
My song:
Child, You're Forgiven (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFVkxPP1pwQ&feature=related
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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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