Day 55, Year 1 Retrospect to and Anticipate Life “So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12 NKJV) Yesterday, I mentioned believers can view our current difficulties through a new spiritual lens and regain strength from Him when we understand that we are being disciplined by […]
Day 54, Year 1 Confronting the Source of Our Crookedness … “Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:12-13 NASB) The paragraph before
Day 53, Year 1 Asking God for Wisdom “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” (James 1:5 NASB) The “you” in today’s verse refers to believers. Indeed, becoming a believer by a single decision does
Day 52, Year 1 Jesus’ Humbleness and Wisdom Jesus said, “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.… And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be
Day 51, Year 1 The Lord of Wisdom “In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” (Colossians 2:3 NASB) Previously, we mentioned that believers need to overcome all obstacles to seek God’s wisdom and that wisdom in the Old Testament was said to be all-encompassing, diverse, and practical. But if people find
Day 50, Year 1 Turn Away from Evil and Do Good “Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.” (Ezekiel 18:27 NKJV) “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his
Day 49, Year 1 Wisdom Leads to Goodness and Righteousness “So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.” (Proverbs 2:20 NKJV) When believers choose life from God, we can overcome all difficulties including physical, mental, and environmental ones. How do believers overcome difficulties? Many people imagine they
Day 48, Year 1 Humbly Listen to Wisdom “When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.” (Proverbs 11:2 NASB) The word “humble,” tsanua in Hebrew, also means “to be humble, lowly, or modest.” Today’s verse states that humility is an attitude opposite to pride. Sooner or later, pride inevitably leads to
Day 47, Year 1 Listen Attentively to Wisdom “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding.” (Proverbs 2:2 NASB) One of John’s missions was to turn “the disobedient to the wisdom of the just” (Luke 1:17 NKJV). The key to this process is to listen to the wisdom of God’s justice. But
Day 46, Year 1 Wisdom Brings Favor “A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.” (Proverbs 12:8 NKJV) “The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.” (Proverbs 13:14 NASB) Jesus’ growth on earth
