The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 10:27-28 (HCSB)
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 49:12 (HCSB)
12 But despite [his] assets, man will not last; he is like the animals that perish.
Psalm 49:14-15 (HCSB)
14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
15 But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. Selah
The Word of God for encouragement:
Mark 12:41-44 (HCSB)
41 Sitting across from the temple treasury, He watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums.
42 And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.
43 Summoning His disciples, He said to them, "I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury.
44 For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on."
My observation:
The key thought from Psalm 49 griped my heart, and the selected verses above from that Psalm is my focus today.
In this Psalm the Psalmist tells how foolish it is to trust in riches, and he warns of where trusting in riches will take you. The Psalmist offers a better way; the way of wisdom over wealth.
Psalm 49:15 (HCSB)
15 But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. Selah
Luke 16:22 (HCSB)
22 One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, my heart breaks for a generation of people who do not know God. Father, I also pray for those who know God, but do not know His power.
Father God, I pray that the Holy Spirit of God will open the eyes, and open the minds of those who have chosen the wealth of the world over the wisdom of God.
2 Corinthians 4:4 (HCSB)
4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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Mark 4:20 (ESV)
20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."
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