The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 13:9-10 (NLT)
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 86:1-4 (NLT)
1 Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.
2 Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God.
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly.
4 Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 18:27 (HCSB)
27 He replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."
My observation:
The scripture that leaped off the page and into my heart this morning is the verse from Luke 18:27. What a wonderful promise to meditate on.
I must remind myself frequently that the people of God live by the promises of God, and not what we experience with our senses. Our senses can deceive us, but God will never fail us or forsake us. You can trust him and never doubt him, and he will surely do what your senses tells you is impossible. However, you must trust in him to meet all of your needs.
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.
Consider this passage as food for thought. Jesus taught his disciples that when you ask him to help you he can do the things that are impossible in your eyes.
Luke 9:13-17 (HCSB)
13 "You give them something to eat," He told them. "We have no more than five loaves and two fish," they said, "unless we go and buy food for all these people."
14 (For about 5,000 men were there.) Then He told His disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each."
15 They did so, and had them all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17 Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that I will take away from today's bible reading that the key to unlocking the promises in the word of God is to have faith in God. Father, help me to remember that the child of God lives on promises not explanations.
Father God, I ask you to increase my faith in You, for you are a God who specializes in doing things that appear to be impossible. Amen.
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1 Timothy 4:4-5 (HCSB)
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5 since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.
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