Wisdom, Knowledge, And Understanding

February 3, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 3:16-20 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    If Solomon has been trying to teach us anything in the Book of Proverbs, it’s that we all need wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. The Lord Himself used wisdom, knowledge, and understanding in His creation of the world. God’s creation of waters and land, with the correct amounts of each, show how God, with His infinite wisdom, understood exactly what He was creating for all time. If we had larger oceans and less land on this planet, it would be much more humid, rainy, and damp all the time. More land and less water could produce more droughts. We have just enough to keep the ecological cycles going. Without any water we would all die. We need water for our own living. Based on the number of people who will be here in 100 years from now, how much water will we need then? The answer: Just what we have now. The Lord had all those things figured out before He created it.

  Without water, God could have never started the earth’s population again with Noah, and His family. Without water, God could have never painted a rainbow in the sky as a reminder to us, and Himself that a global flood will never happen again.

    God put each stars in it’s place, the planets in their orbit s, and has kept it all in balance for all these years. Isn’t it amazing that none of the planets ever just broke out of orbit and left? They probably won’t. Do you know why? God placed them there for a purpose. God is now, always has been, and forever will be in total control.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    If God used wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to design, create, and control all we seem to enjoy so much today, shouldn’t we desire His wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to direct our lives also? How wonderful it is that the God, who created the universe, created you and I as well, and shares His wisdom, understanding, and knowledge with us in His Word. 

GOD TALKING TO ME:  February 3, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
   Exodus 30 – 33      /      Proverbs 3:16-20

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Exodus 25 – 26      /      Matthew 23:1-22 

Weekend Review

February 1 & 2, 2020

Proverbs 3:5-8

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
and lean not unto
thine own understanding. 
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall
direct thy paths.

Work Week Devotions
Through the Book of Proverbs

      As previously mentioned, with WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS, we will only be publishing a Devotional Thoughts Monday – Friday. On Saturday we suggest you re-read the entire chapter we have been studying through, and if we will be going into the following chapter the next week, we encourage you to read that chapter as well.       

There are never Devotions on Sunday. 

Thank you for joining us
as we journey together
Through Proverbs in 2020.

WEEK 4 – Day 6

     On Saturday, we suggest you re-read the Proverb we have written from this past week and the week to come.

Proverbs 2-3

WEEK 4 – Day 7

     Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastor’s heart. Whatever Scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS

February 3, 2020     Exodus 30 – Exodus 33     Proverbs 3:16-20
February 4, 2020     Exodus 34 – Exodus 36     Proverbs 3:21-23
February 5, 2020     Exodus 37 – Exodus 40     Proverbs 3:24-26
February 6, 2020     Leviticus 1 – Leviticus 5    Proverbs 3:27-29
February 7, 2020     Leviticus 6 – Leviticus 8    Proverbs 3:30-32
February 8, 2020     Proverbs 3 – 4                 
February 9, 2020     No Passages Assigned    

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

February 3, 2020     Exodus 25-26     Matthew 23:1-22
February 4, 2020     Exodus 27-28     Matthew 23:23-39
February 5, 2020     Exodus 29-30     Matthew 24:1-26
February 6, 2020     Exodus 31-33     Matthew 24:27-51
February 7, 2020     Exodus 34-35     Matthew 25:1-30
February 8, 2020     Exodus 36-38     Matthew 25:31-46
February 9, 2020     No Passages Assigned

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

    February 1, 2020     Exodus 23-24         Matthew 22
    February 2, 2020     No Passages Assigned

Can You Play A Harp?

January 31, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 3:12-15 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

      I didn’t really enjoy all of school. SURPRISED! Probably not. In fact, most children at some age have the same dislike of school. Many children see the purpose of school as, meeting other people, and getting a good enough grade to get out. That’s until they actually get out in working society, or into college. Then they find out, knowledge is a key that can open many doors. In factories, they’ll see those who have never worked in manufacturing, telling them what to do. Why? They’re perceived to have wisdom, because they have knowledge.

      However, wisdom does not come from knowledge alone. You need knowledge, but you also need to know how to use it. If I were to sit you down in front of a harp and say, “this is how you must earn a living,” what would you do? (For you harp players out there, imagine it was a welder.) You would probably think to yourself, “I’m going to starve to death.” Why? Because even though you may have fingers to play, you have no knowledge of how it’s played. Even if your knowledge includes the order of the strings, and the notes that they produce, you don’t have the practical wisdom to apply such knowledge and play it. Knowing that it’s a harp, and what the strings do, does not give you the wisdom it takes to play this instrument. However, you could learn to play! With study, practice, and diligence, you can learn to play the harp. You might never be a concert harpist, but you could possibly earn a living.

      That’s what our passage is saying today. Things are just things without both wisdom and knowledge combined. Life itself is nothing if you have no knowledge of the Creator of life, and the wisdom to apply His truths to that life.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

      The old saying; “money does not buy happiness,” is so true. Money, or things, will never bring lasting joy into your life. Only God, the Creator of life, can bring true meaning, and real everlasting joy. Get to know Him and learn to enjoy life, as He shares His knowledge, and His wisdom, into your life.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 31, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
   Exodus 27-29      /     Proverbs 3:12-15

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Exodus 20-22      /       Matthew 21:23-46

God Put That There

January 29, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

     I once heard another preacher say, “To have an original thought is simply to forget where you first heard it.” He was talking about ideas used in the preaching of a sermon no doubt. However, the same seems to apply to everyone. Somehow, we forget where, and how we learned some things. Most of us don’t remember learning to drink from a glass. We do it every single day, but don’t remember learning this lesson in life. That’s partially because of our age at the time of learning it.

     Still, it seems that over time, there are many things we forget, which we should have learned.

• We too soon forget Salvation’s price paid for us.
  
• We all too quickly forget people who gathered, and prayed for us to be saved.
  
  
• We forget to continue to pray for others, after they receive Christ.
  
  
• We forget that the wisdom to do daily things, did not just manifest itself in our brains. God planted it all there.

     Animals have what we call instincts. They are natural tendencies to do certain things. Those instincts did not just happen, God placed them there. Humans also have natural instincts. It’s human instinct to want to be loved. God placed that there, so you would want Him to love you. When we do receive real unquestioned love, it’s our nature to love back. God also placed that there, so when he loved you, you would love Him in return. Not everything we know in this life did we learn from mankind. “Be not wise in thine own eyes.” Its God’s gentle way of reminding us, “Don’t think you’re so smart.” Our faith in God, and trust in Him, will add days and years to our life. In fact, it adds Eternity.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Some people do not know God because they feel they have never experienced the true love of God. Let’s show the love of God to everyone we meet. Once God loves them through us, they can love Him too.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 29, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Exodus 19-22          Proverbs 3:5-8

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Exodus 15-16              Matthew 20