-The words of the wisest man ever, Solomon, still inspire & teach us today
-The Proverbs were just as important in 1000 BC when they were written
-As today, when less & less people seek the value to live by them
-Let's enjoy a daily dose of wisdom the proverbs provide this month
- Life can be on earth, as it is in heaven
- There is no greater feeling in life, than when in genuine praise to God
- It is feeling love, joy, peace, excitement & hopeful - all at one time
- When we give praise to God, HE gives back 10 times more to us!
-Regardless what goes on around us; Peace of God can be with, upon & in us
-If our peace, joy or happiness is based on anything outside of ourselves
-We will never find ourselves completed within ourselves
-God's healing is an inside job, making everything outside less important
We may say 'Jesus take the wheel', but then tell Him how & where to drive
Our directions get us lost. His directions get us found
Instead of treating Him as an Uber driver, telling Him where you want to go
Sit back, relax & enjoy as you let God drive you where you need to be
Pride, lust, greed or any other sinful companions that set us in prison
Will stay there if we choose to go out the door the Lord opened for us
Many of us can't find the door; our guilt may tell us we dont deserve it
But God says "I now judge you innocent, leave it & follow me"
Paul repeats what Isaiah said 750 years before; The dirtiest part of the body can be beautiful
The biggest insult of that culture is the foot touching you
But God says those who walk in the path of spreading the word
Have fetching, faithful, feet that can (& should) wash others
- Logic says that standing ON the rock, is better than tripping OVER it
- There will be no other choice, either trip or stand
- The clarity of our viewp & the distance we can see is better standing
- Let our footing be secure in the trust we have by standing on the ROCK of ages
Irony: Watching an ideology infect a person, they transform themselves, then blame God
We know God is not of confusion & HE makes no mistakes
So any issues we have of who we are is of our own making
That's why knowing God, helps us know ourself & our identities are always secure
- Too many Christians are childISH, not childLIKE, with Jesus
- We can be mature in Christ, but still have the wonder of a child
- And rather than throwing a tantrum when we dont get our selfish way
- Be amazed, like any child is of their father, who is mighty in their eyes
- When has 'The Writing Is On The Wall' happened in YOUR life?
- Did you see it, did you ignore it, or did you even realize it?
- Usually, the writing is only on the wall when we're self involved
- But we are never found 'wanting', when we are too busy 'giving'
- Remember: God does NOT work in mysterious ways...IF you know Christ
- He WANTS us to understand HIS ways.
- He has given us every tool to do that; The Bible, prayer, meditation, fellowship
- So, let us walk in the strength of faith in HIM, knowing HIS way & will for us
Sin is like jumping off a 100 story bldg. - Kind of a thrill for the 1st 99 floors...
The pleasure of sin only lasts a season - It always ends badly
You can't hide sin, it WILL find you out & there will be judgement
But praise God! We can confess, repent & be free of them forever
- While the world is blowing up around us, we should be able to sleep right through it
- All this chaos is from the enemy, so we know we don't have to be affected by it
- God has promised, many times, to keep HIS hand over us
- So let us be still, rest & know...we're covered
- Ever wish you could wipe your life clean & start over?
- We can. Like a whiteboard, we can have our sins erased
- I was reminded today we're not perfect, but we can be perfectly forgiven
- God promises that. HIS forgiveness is a complete do-over with no bad history
- Even when our life is beautiful & we're walking with God
- There can be rocks on the path we can still stumble over
- Do you think it's your skill or intelligence that saves you
- Or do you realize that it is the hand of God & praise HIM
- Why haven't we heard about Dolly or ANY other cloned animal lately?
- Because they don't live, they don't 'evolve', it doesnt work.
- Only God can beat the 2nd law of Thermodynamics; Decay
- We, & EVERYTHING ELSE, were fearfully, wonderfully & perfectly made.
Often, the hardest part of obedience is being quiet enough to hear direction
Our narcissistic culture is always moving, listening to everything but hearing nothing
If we can stop, be still, & listen for that still small voice
We'll always be on the right path, to the right place
- When the Berlin wall fell, no one ran into the east side
- Who breaks in to live in Godless Cuba, Venezuela or North Korea?
- 'Worldly' leaders want communism, because communism is atheist.
- But the human heart yearns FOR God, & would rather live in HIS freedom
- Not just hearing, but doing what the Word says
- Not just knowing, but practicing what is right
- The day is coming when we will come before HIM to account
- What do you think you'll be able to say when it's YOUR turn?
Like always, many people today have more faith in things they create
Than in God, who they don't believe, but we know, is the creator of all
You don't have to submit to trees or stuff to worship it, but to God...yes
Thanks LORD for being a creator who personally cares for us