The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 18:22 (HCSB)
22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 107:24-28 (HCSB)
24 They saw the LORD's works, His wonderful works in the deep.
25 He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea.
26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish,
27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and all their skill was useless.
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Acts 27:21 (HCSB)
21 Since many were going without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.
Acts 27:33 (HCSB)
33 When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.
My observation:
The scriptures for our meditation today show the devastating results of not listening to sound advice. We find this happening in the passage from the Psalm and Acts.
The waters of life are dangerous. We need a tried and trusted captain to guide us. We need to listen to the one who knows the way. How long will you go without listening to God?
As we travel through this world, we need an unfailing guide, and we need a pattern for living, and for surviving during the storms of life. We find that guide in Jesus, and we find that pattern in the word of God.
In this world, we are all in the same boat. All of us need to get into, and stay in the word to make it safely to the other shore. Get on board the Old Ship of Zion, and the Master, and the bible will guide you safely to the Father's home.
Psalm 119:11 (HCSB)
11 I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so grateful that you have provided in Jesus, the person we need, and in the bible, the book we need.
Father God, keep me near the cross, where Jesus paid the price for my redemption, and keep me near the bible, that will provide the pattern, the provisions, and the power to enable me to survive the storms of life, and make it safely to my home in heaven. Amen.
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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