Tuesday, October 30, 2012

What Kind Of Wisdom?

What kind of wisdom is God telling us to have?
Is it the wisdom of the world, or the wisdom that comes from God?
The wisdom God is talking about is to fear Him and to live constantly in His presence.

To fear God means to live your life knowing that there is something much
greater than you that controls your destiny, and that something is a someone (God).
It is living respectfully knowing that you will be held accountable for the manner
in which you live your life.

(Proverbs 1:6)
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM.

And knowing God is wisdom.  (Prov.9:10)

(Proverbs 2:1-5)
"My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,
 and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
 THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD AND
 FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD."

Wisdom doesn't means feeling frightened or terrorized by God.
It is an awareness of Gods ultimate wisdom in all things. It is an understanding 
that we have no understanding on our own. It is only God who gives meaning to 
all of life's mysteries, storms and blessings.

If you need wisdom ask God for it!
James 1:5 said,
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously
 to all  without finding fault, and it will be given to him."
 (read also Provers 2:6)

If we ask God for wisdom and honor Him above all else...nothing will keep Him
from blessing us with the fruits of the spirit we need in our daily life. 
(Gal.5:22-23) (12:15)

How delightful it is when we possess God's gift of wisdom!
Gaining wisdom is what God is pleased to give to those who ask Him.

Proverbs 3:13-18
"Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her
 will be blessed."

The wisdom of God is so important into our daily lives, as we go out on the streets
and public places. Also when we are facing difficulties and temptations, we needs
God's help to discern the situation according to God's Word.

As God instruct us in Proverbs 4:20-22
"My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to  my words.
 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
 For they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body."

The Fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
(Prov.14:27)

Friday, October 19, 2012

"I AM"

(Proverbs 8:22-31)

The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
When there were no oeans, I was given birth, when there were no springs
  abounding with water;
before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills,
I was given birth, before he made the earth or its fields or any of the
dust of the earth.
I WAS THERE when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out
 the horizon on the face of the deep, when he etablished the clouds
 above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep
his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Then I was the CRAFTSMAN AT HIS SIDE. I was filled with delight
day after day, rejoicing always in his whole world and delighting in mankind. 

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends
  of the earth? 
What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
(Proverbs 30:4)

                                                    JESUS, "THE GREAT I AM."


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