October 9, 2021 … Needing Godly Wisdom …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 282 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from the group The Gettys singing … The Perfect Wisdom of Our God … poignantly singing of where we, as Christians, can always find perfect wisdom.  

Getting wisdom from dad ... 

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Highlight Passage:  Hebrews 11:39 [NLT] …  

24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and followed his suggestions.   

… Moses gain Godly wisdom from Jethro, his father-in-law, helping Moses to avoid burning out from the stress of leading God’s people.                   

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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Exodus 18:17-24 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Moses’ Father-In-Law imparts Godly wisdom to help Moses lead God’s grumbling people in the wilderness.  

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Reference Passage: … Psalm 119:9-16  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… King David sings and shows how he relied on God’s word to show him God’s wisdom and direction in life. 

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 1:7, 19:20  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK ... 

… Solomon shows his son, as God shows us, that we need to seek out wisdom from our Abba Father and other Godly leaders to follow in life.   

Reference Passage: … Luke 21:14-15  [NLT] …  

14 So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you, 15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you! … 

… Jesus calls on His disciples to follow Him and His ways as we seek our way in our troubled times.   

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 1:16-17  [NLT] …  

16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.  

… Paul prayed that his fellow Christians would seek and rely on the Spirit-given wisdom imparted by Christ to His born-again followers.  

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. 

… God, thru James, calls us to faithfully and obediently DO what God calls us to do in His word.. 

<b><u>My Devotional Journal</u>:</b> Today's Our Daily Bread author, Lisa M Samra, AT THIS LINK   … writes about a man named Rob, who regretted not having a dad growing up to impart wisdom and direction in his life.  So, not long ago, Rob published a series of videos on YouTube entitled, “Dad, how do I ______” - USE THIS LINK to see a sample video  …  … The videos give young men [like the one in the photo] practical wisdom which they might need to do some of the things a dad might teach them.  

The reality is that WE ALL need Godly wisdom to get thru this challenging life, … don’t we? … And this is especially true in these very difficult times!   And if you’ve taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above, we see that no less than God’s prophet Moses needed mentoring and Godly wisdom to deal with the stresses of life [see highlight passage].  And God’s word promises that if we seek and follow our Heavenly Father’s wisdom, we’ll be able to handle this life and prepare for the next.  

And I pray that’s what we’re doing EVERY DAY, … doing what David sang about in Psalm 119:9-16, … what Solomon taught young believers in Proverbs 1:7, 19:20, … what Jesus commanded His disciples in Luke 21:14-15, … what Paul exhorted fellow Christians to seek in Ephesians 1:16-17… and whaat James promised from God in James 1:5.  But the question is … are we willing to seek out God’s wisdom in His word and then follow it? 

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for being my perfect Mentor, … giving me all the wisdom I need from Your word. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, …  to do all we can today to use God’s word to wisely lead us thru life today and tomorrow. …   Amen 

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