Wednesday... God's Word makes so much sense.

Wednesday... God's Word makes so much sence. It really does.

I love reading the Proverbs in the OT. They make so much sense. Let me introduce you to some good reasons to spend time in Proverbs.

Proverbs 15:2, (MSG). "Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense." I don't want to be a leaky faucet dripping nonsense. That's a great reason to start each day in God's Word.

Verse 9, "A life frittered away disgusts God; he loves those who run straight for the finish line." We don't want to disgust God, do we? Spending time in God's Word shows us the finish line and how to run straight to it.

Verse 13, "A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day." What we feed on makes such a difference.

Verse 14, "An intelligent person is always eager to take in more truth; fools feed on fast-food fads and fancies." Fast food is easy to feed on but is it the smart thing to do?

Verse 15, "A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fill the day with song." We can feed on bad news or on the Good News.

I like this verse, verse 16, "A simple life in the Fear-of-God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches." There is so much running through our heads. Let's keep it simple. God's Word can do that.

Verse 30, "A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you fit as a fiddle." That is so good.

And then verse 33, "Fear-of-God is a school in skilled living - first you learn humility, then you experience glory."

Now that makes sense, doesn't it? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit?

Nehemiah 6:16b (NLT), "They realized this work had been done with the help of our God." Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit? Over in the Old Testament in the book of Nehemiah it tells of a major task that through the leadership of Nehemiah was accomplished. The walls of Jerusalem had been torn down and God had laid it on Nehemiah to build those walls back up. It was definitely an almost impossible task but Nehemiah 6:15-16 says, "So on October 2 the wall was finished - just fifty-two days after we had begun. When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God." Now, we so many times want to take credit for doing the impossible. It would make such a difference for us. But I wonder what would happen through us if God got the credit? Psalm 96 tells us what we are to do. Verses 2-3 says, "Sing to the LORD; praise his name. ...

Tuesday... We just have trouble listening.

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Thursday... Yet, now this is true.

Colossians 1:22a (NLT), "Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body." Thursday... Yet, now this is true. Now Paul a prisoner in Rome is writing a letter to a church in Colossae. And in Colossians 1:21 (MSG) he says, "Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds" The NLT says "This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated by your evil thoughts and actions." And that is where so many in this world live today. They are blowing it and they don't know what to do. Yes, they are hostile in their minds and they are engaging in evil deeds but there is Good News. Now Paul in verses 19-20 sets the stage for an answer to those who don't want to live that way. He says, "For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and earth b...

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