December 17, 2023 … A Christmas Conundrum …
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Kristyn Getty singing … Perfect Wisdom of Our God … Poignantly singing of how we find our direction in life by seeking and finding God’s wisdom.
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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 3:13-14 [NLT] …
13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. 14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better then gold.
… Solomon teaches his son (and us) that seeking Godly wisdom is more profitable than seeking silver or gold
Highlight Passage (in context): … Proverbs 3 … USE THIS LINK …
… Again … Solomon teaches his son (and all believers) to seek God’s wisdom to lead him (and us) in life.
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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 1:7 (NLT] …
7 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
… Solomon teaches that seeking God’s wisdom is the beginning of all knowledge and understanding.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 1:30 (NLT] …
30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
… the Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians that God imparts His wisdom those who have surrendered to have faith in Jesus as The Christ.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 1:16-17 (NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul’s prayer for fellow Christians that God gives all born again Christians His wisdom to lead them (and us) in life.
Reference Passage: …Colossians 3:16a (NLT] …
16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. …
… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to receive God’s wisdom imparted by God’s Spirit.
Reference Passage: …James 1:5 (NLT] …
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
… James assures fellow Christians that if they (we) seek God’s wisdom, that the Lord will provide it to them (us) generously.
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author , Sheridan Voyysey - AT THIS LINK - Tells of David and Angie and their family. being called into a fruitful ministry overseas; but then being faced with the dilemma of leaving David’s elderly parents alone for Christmas. But they arranged to have all the fixings of their traditional Christmas meal arranged for David’s parents and with computers at the table where they could at least be together online for Christmas (See photo), and creating a new Christmas tradition.
It’s difficult sometimes when our circumstances create conundrums in our lives. But we need to realize that our God, thru Christ, has given us His word and sent us His Spirit to provide us with the very mind of God to lead us thru those dilemmas of this life. So, I’m praying that we all seek God’s perfect wisdom, as sung in the linked song; and we follow the truths of God’s word, shared above, as we encounter and deal with the conundrums of life. For it’s God’s promise that His wisdom will be ours just as it was for David and Angie solving their Christmas conundrum.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for being my light of wisdom as I walk thru the challenges of my life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, …to seek and use Your wisdom, Lord, as we encounter the conundrums of life. … Amen
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1 comment:
Amen!
Kjetil
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