James 1:5
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If you need wisdom,
ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for
asking.
Ask God for some insight
and know what you will get? An answer and help. Not only is our God real, but
He is really active in the lives of His kids. Why is it that we miss Him at
times or fail to hear His voice? It could be because we are not looking for an
answer or for help after we ask.
12 years ago I began a
search that led me to study in depth Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. What an eye
opening experience those months where! Come to find out, some of the same notes
I made then have become of huge value to my work and my life now. God is always
working, and He gives us His best. All we need is to be listening and looking.
One of the ways this is
true is in a small book I bought during that time I of study. Yes, I read some
of it, and then placed the book on the shelf. Last year I began reading another
book, and come to find out, it is by the same author. After comparing my notes
from the two books, both written by Peter Kreeft,
I saw some huge truths God was putting in my life.
Kreeft wrote some things
that blew me away, many things that made me think and a lot of things that God
used to give me insight into the heart of God. Here is one short passage from
How to Win the Culture War (page 118-):
"Because truth
is stronger than falsehood, light is stronger than darkness. Whenever the light
shines into the darkness, the darkness cannot comprehend it: it cannot
understand it, cannot surround it and cannot put it out...The blood that saved
the world two thousand years ago still flows and still accomplishes the same
work. Insofar as we let ourselves be Christ's blood bank, we will save our
society and our world."
Hear my heart: the world
needs Jesus, and we need God's wisdom to give Jesus to the world. It is that
simple.
Are we willing to set
aside our own agenda and our own desires so that people will go to heaven? No,
it is not easy, but it is our purpose to be part of God's plan. In today's
reading from Proverbs I found some more wood for the fire, ammunition for the
gun, thought for our minds and more push to place us in the presence of God.
Read on (and get God's wisdom):
Proverbs 2
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Tune your ears to
wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for
understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden
treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you
will gain knowledge of God. For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come
knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of common sense to the
honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of
the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
NOTE: this post was first shared in February
2007.
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