The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 7:24-25 (NLT)
24 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
25 Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 91:2 (HCSB)
2 I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 24:29-32 (HCSB)
29 But they urged Him: "Stay with us, because it's almost evening, and now the day is almost over." So He went in to stay with them.
30 It was as He reclined at the table with them that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight.
32 So they said to each other, "Weren't our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?"
My observation:
Today's focus is on the passage from Luke. In this passage Luke records the encounter that two men traveling to the village of Emmaus had with Jesus. Just think how important it was for these men to invite Jesus to their home.
We can never get to know Jesus until we learn to trust in him. The way that we learn to trust in him is through his Word.
Romans 10:17 (HCSB)
17 So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.
By inviting Jesus to come to their home Jesus was able to get to the heart of the matter. What a lesson that must have been as Jesus open the scripture to them that evening. The problem that these men had is the problem that we all have. It's a problem of the heart that keeps us from knowing Jesus personally and intimately.
Luke 24:25 (HCSB)
25 He said to them, "How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!
My prayer:
Father God, Sovereign Lord, I pray that you would give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to receive all that you desire to teach us from your Word. Father God, I pray that you will give us a hunger and thirst to know more about you. O Holy Spirit, come and set our hearts on fire as you open up the scriptures to our needy hearts.
My song:
The Savior is Waiting (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Mbcob2R2M
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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.
Amen
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