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WISDOM IS GOOD, BUT HEAVENLY WISDOM IS BETTER

SCRIPTURE: “But the wisdom that comes from Heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”   (James 3:17) MEDITATION: Wisdom is described as the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight. A person with wisdom has the capacity … Continue reading

ENEMY TO BE FEARED, OR FRIEND TO BE EMBRACED?

SCRIPTURE: God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.   (John 3:17) MEDITATION: Have you ever noticed that when someone moves into your neighborhood from another area, he or she doesn’t exactly fit in initially. They can have a different dialect, a different accent, different ideas, different … Continue reading

YOUR ATTITUDE AND GRATITUDE HELP YOU TO MAKE WISE CHOICES

SCRIPTURE: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.   Against such things there is no law.  (Galatians 5:22-23) MEDITATION: Every morning as the day begins, we know that we will have choices to make. We have the freedom to yield to our natural tendencies and … Continue reading

IS YOUR HEART SET ON THE THINGS OF THE WORLD, OR THINGS ABOVE?

SCRIPTURE: Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.   (Colossians 3:1) MEDITATION: Would you agree that we live in an unstable world? Would you also agree that we live in a world that encourages us to continue to … Continue reading

ARE YOU RESTLESS AND HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING PEACE?

SCRIPTURE: But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.  “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”   (Isaiah 57:20-21) MEDITATION: Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be restless? Even while you were having a conversation with them, they seemed … Continue reading

HAS SATAN BLINDED YOU FROM ENJOYING GOD’S BLESSINGS?

SCRIPTURE: Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.   (Psalm 119:18) MEDITATION: There are many who assume God’s rules and guidelines for humanity will jeopardize their happiness and destroy their joy. Of course nothing could be further from the truth. God’s boundaries are established not only to prevent man from … Continue reading

ARE YOU WISELY USING THE TIME ALLOTMENT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU?

SCRIPTURE: “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”   (Ephesians 5:15-16) MEDITATION: We have heard a lot about Godly wisdom and how we should pursue it. The scriptures tell us, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of … Continue reading

KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM, WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

SCRIPTURE: The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped.   Since they have rejected the Word of the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have?   (Jeremiah 8:9) MEDITATION: Have you ever met someone and said to yourself, “That is really a smart person with a lot of wisdom”? … Continue reading

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND WORRYING ABOUT YOUR NEEDS?

SCRIPTURE: How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!   (1 John 3:1) MEDITATION: Do you spend an inordinate amount of time worrying? When you were a child, you didn’t have these worries because you could depend on your parents to provide for your … Continue reading

WHEN IT SEEMS THAT NOBODY LOVES YOU, GOD DOES!

SCRIPTURE: This is how God showed His love among us:  He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.   (1 John 4:9) MEDITATION: Have you ever thought about and realized that each of us was born into sin. In other words, we have a natural tendency to … Continue reading