The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 14:5-6 (MSG)
5 A true witness never lies; a false witness makes a business of it.
6 Cynics look high and low for wisdom—and never find it; the open-minded find it right on their doorstep!
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 95:6 (HCSB)
6 Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 22:54-60 (HCSB)
54 They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest's house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.
55 They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.
56 When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, "This man was with Him too."
57 But he denied it: "Woman, I don't know Him!"
58 After a little while, someone else saw him and said, "You're one of them too!" "Man, I am not!" Peter said.
59 About an hour later, another kept insisting, "This man was certainly with Him, since he's also a Galilean."
60 But Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
My observation:
The first two verses in the passage from Luke give us an answer to two key issues that contributed to the denials of Peter.
Peter got into trouble because of the crowd he was following, and the people that he was fellowshipping with.
The first Psalm warns us of the peril of sitting down with ungodly people. Be alert to the perils that would lead you to deny the Lord.
Psalm 1:1 (HCSB)
1 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers!
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so glad that I know where to find the wisdom of God. Father, I know that the safest place for me is to come and sit at your feet. As for me and my house we will come to Jesus, and sit at his feet. Amen.
Isaiah 17:7 (HCSB)
7 On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
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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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