The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 1:1-6 (MSG)
1 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David's son, Israel's king— 2 Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it's going; 3 A manual for living, for learning what's right and just and fair; 4 To teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality. 5 There's something here also for seasoned men and women, 6 still a thing or two for the experienced to learn— Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 130:6 (ESV)
my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
My observation:
Today's choice word is the word "wait". The key verse is Psalm 130.6. This is such a hard thing for us to do, but it is such an important thing to do. We spare ourselves so much needless pain and failure when we learn to wait on the Lord.
For sure waiting involves the passage of time, but it involves so much more. Waiting is not a time of inaction on our part. The psalmist was not a man with idle hands. Notice some of the things the psalmist did while he was waiting on the Lord. David was praying to God, he was listening for a word from God, he was reading the word of God, he was trusting in the Lord with his whole heart, and he was hoping in the Lord.
It may seem that your long days of trouble, and your sleepless nights of pain will never end. When David was facing troubles in his life he cried out to the Lord from the depths of his heart. His faith in the Lord, and his waiting paid off. Just like the watchmen waiting for the morning, it may seem like the end of the shift will never come. However, the sun rises. Morning will come for those who trust in the Lord and wait patiently for him because God is faithful, and worthy of trusting in him with our whole heart.
My prayer:
Father God, Abba, Father, I am so thankful that I can look back over my life, and say that I am a witness that it pays to wait on the Lord. Father, the things that I thought were impossible, the mountains that I thought were too high, the valleys that I thought were too deep, and the problems I thought were insolvable; none of these things were too difficult for you.
Father, I thank you that after every dark night in my life I have awaken to see the sun rise. Father, I thank you that I also have seen the Son rise, and the blessing of the dawning of a new day with the presence, peace, provisions and power of God available to me by my faithful God.
My song:
Rise Again (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkIJfLfzZ0w
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Matthew 24:35 (HCSB)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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