The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 20:15 (MSG)
Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 37:11 (HCSB)
But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Matthew 5:5 (HCSB)
The gentle are blessed, for they will inherit the earth.
My observation:
The choice word for today from our focus on the beatitudes is gentle. Jesus taught his disciples that those who are gentle will inherit the earth. When Jesus spoke of the earth he was referring to the future inheritance of the kingdom of God.
What the Lord has in store for his people is much more than anything we could ever obtain on the present earth where we are just pilgrims. This world is not our home; it is just our temporary dwelling place.
God has never promised that he was going to right every wrong down here. Rather, he is preparing his people for a better place. You can read about it in Revelation chapters 21 and 22.
Revelation 21:1-3 (HCSB)
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed. 2 I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. 3 Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look! God's dwelling is with humanity, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.
Revelation 21:7 (HCSB)
The victor will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I am so grateful for the gifts of the Holy Spirit that you give us now, and for the greater gifts that await us in our home in heaven. Father, I pray for endurance and for perseverance, and for an unwavering faith in the God of my salvation.
Father, I need endurance to be able to stand in the face of the adversity and the troubles in this world. Father, I need perseverance to be able to grow deeper in you and in your Word. Father, I need an unshakeable faith that will stand when everything in this world is shaking like a great earthquake. Father, I thank you I serve a God who is able to deliver me safely to my inheritance. Praise the Lord!
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2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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