The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 29:23 (HCSB)
23 A person's pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 131:1-2 (HCSB)
1 LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I do not get involved with things too great or too difficult for me.
2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself like a little weaned child with its mother; I am like a little child.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Revelation 1:9-18 (HCSB)
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God's word and the testimony about Jesus.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet
11 saying, "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
12 I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven gold lampstands,
13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe and with a gold sash wrapped around His chest.
14 His head and hair were white like wool—white as snow—and His eyes like a fiery flame.
15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace, and His voice like the sound of cascading waters.
16 He had seven stars in His right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face was shining like the sun at midday.
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last,
18 and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
My observation:
There are two pictures that are stuck in my head from the reading of this passage. One is the picture of John, and the other is the picture of Jesus.
We find that John was on the island of Patmos. He was not there for pleasure but because of persecution. It is comforting to know that God is with us in our pleasure and in our pain. When you face difficult circumstances, remember that you are not alone. Like John, you can be in the Spirit everyday because God is the Maker of them all. Look up and rejoice in the Lord.
The other picture I see is of Jesus. Reading the book of Revelation will challenge your mental picture of Jesus. Notice the picture of his white hair; it represents his wisdom, and his divine nature (Rev 1:14). See also this from Daniel.
Daniel 7:9 (HCSB)
9 "As I kept watching, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white like snow, and the hair of His head like whitest wool. His throne was flaming fire; its wheels were blazing fire.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, in this Christmas season, I ask that you help us to see Jesus through the eyes of John as we read through Revelation. Father, keep us close to you, and in the Spirit of God every day. Lord, I thank you for my blessings every day. In Jesus name, Amen.
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5 I wait for Yahweh; I wait and put my hope in His word.
6 I ⌊wait⌋ for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning.
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