The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 13:15-16 (MSG)
15 Sound thinking makes for gracious living, but liars walk a rough road.
16 A commonsense person lives good sense; fools litter the country with silliness.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 89:1-2 (NLT)
1 I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
2 Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 20:20-22 (HCSB)
20 They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor's rule and authority.
21 They questioned Him, "Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You don't show partiality, but teach truthfully the way of God.
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
My observation:
One thing I notice about the selected passage from Luke is that Jesus always looks at the motives of a person.
We can't see into the heart of people like Jesus. However, we do have His abiding presence living within us. We also have the aid and the help of the Holy Spirit of God to teach us, and to help us in knowing and doing the will of God.
If people attempted to deceive Jesus, we can be sure that they will try to deceive us who are Christ followers.
Notice that these people wanted to catch Jesus by asking him questions filled with deception. They also used flattery to hide their true motives.
It takes Godly wisdom and an abundance of discernment to be able to deal with people who have bad motives. God will give us what we need, but we need to stay in the word of God, and we need to be unceasing in our prayer life.
My prayer:
Father God, in these evil days, we need your abiding presence every moment of the day and the night. There is never a time when we do not need the Lord. Father, grace and mercy suits our case. Father, the only way we can make it is to stay in your word, and on our knees.
Lord, grant your people a double portion of Godly wisdom, and discernment to meet the deceivers that we encounter who try to catch us like that tried to catch Jesus. 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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