The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 10:29-30 (NLT)
29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked.
30 The godly will never be disturbed, but the wicked will be removed from the land.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 50:14-15 (NLT)
14 Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
15 Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."
The Word of God for encouragement:
Mark 13:37 (HCSB)
37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!"
My observation:
In the thirteen chapter of Mark there is not any portion that I can take out of context and comment on today and do it justice.
However, on the subject of the second coming of Christ the last word in the chapter gives us the proper response to the teaching of Jesus.
At all times we need to "Be alert".
Also, the poem of the Psalmist, Psalm 50, is a blessing to my heart. It reminds us of the importance of being thankful in all the seasons of our life.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray for the enabling power of the Holy Spirit so that I may be alert watching and praying as I look for the coming of the Lord Jesus. Surely, in these perilous times it could be any day.
Father God, I pray that when Jesus returns he will find me alert. Father, I pray that he would find me doing what I am doing now; reading the bible, praying, and applying the word of God to my life to bring it into agreement with the will and purposes of God for my life.
Father, I am so thankful to be a child of God. I have no complaints about the storms my family is currently going through, because I know that Jesus is in control, and my faith is rooted firmly in the God of my salvation.
Father God, I know that in the fullness of time, and on time, you will speak to the storm and say, "Silence, be still". Father, today I am looking for a miracle of grace and mercy in the midst of the storm.
Mark 4:39 (HCSB)
39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Silence! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
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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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