Aug 31, 2024 … A Wise Helper
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... to hear Big Daddy Weave, with music and lyrics, singing Audience of One, how we, God’s people, are to bring our praises to God, seeking His grace and to glorify The Lord with our servant’s heart.
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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 22:3 [NLT] …
3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions; The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
… God compares how a wise person handles danger as opposed to a fool.
Highlight Passage (in context) … Proverbs 22:1-5 NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Solomon’s wisdom compares a wise, helping person with a fool.
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Reference Passage: … Psalms 62:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… King David sings of waiting on God to be his (our) salvation and protection.
Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Isaiah, showing God’s willingness to give His family strength and protection to His people.
Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s plan to protect and guide His chosen followers
Reference Passage: … Matthew 5:14-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus teaches His followers to be willing to reflect His light into a dark world.
Reference Passage: … Galatians 6:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul calls on Christians to take care in reaching out to help others who fall into son to avoid falling themselves.
Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…Peter encourages oppressed Christians to bring all their cares and circumstances to our caring God.
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Sheridan Voysey - AT THIS LINK - who shared a tragic scene of a large pod of whales which had beached themselves to inexplicably die in a mass suicide (see photo).
The ODB author speculates that a leader of the whale pod may have gotten disoriented and beached himself and the following whales, in concern for the leader, followed the leader to the beach. We Christians are called by God’s word to reach out and help others in danger or in need; but, … if my readers have taken in the Scriptures above, … we see that we are to exercise wisdom and avoid getting in danger ourselves as we reach out to help others.
My friends, … may we be “wise helpers” today when, as we see others in danger. Yes, … helping all we can, but doing so in a way to be able to let God protect ourselves.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for protecting me as I reach out to care for others in need or in danger today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying that those who read with me here will join me today to reach out and help others with Godly wisdom. … Amen
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