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2012 Day 95 – Proverbs 1

04 Wednesday Apr 2012

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I love the book of Proverbs because it imparts practical knowledge, insights, and guidelines for our lives. We will spend the next 9 days going through the first 9 chapters in Proverbs. The first 9 chapters focuses on wisdom for young people. While I am no longer that young, the information is still practical for anyone at any age. The passage that stood out to me was verse 7, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. The foundation of knowledge is to fear the Lord and to honor, respect, and live in awe of God’s power. In a time when information and knowledge are readily available, wisdom continues to be scarce. Wisdom means more than having an abundance of knowledge, it is the attitude that affects all aspects of life. Without wisdom and discipline, applying knowledge means nothing.

2012 Day 42 – Matthew 16

11 Saturday Feb 2012

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It is funny how we always think we know best. In verse 22 Peter tries to convince Jesus that He will not be killed by the Jewish leaders and says, “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” The problem is that Jesus was following God’s perfect plan and in His plan the sacrifice was necessary to fulfill the bigger picture. Jesus’ replay in verse 23 was, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” He knew that Peter’s response came from the desires of Satan not wanting God’s plan to be fulfilled. I don’t think Satan knew what the plan was, but the truth is he doesn’t need to know what it is; he is a disrupter and that is all he wants to do. For this reason it is imperative that we listen and follow God’s leading in our lives. He has the big picture and we need to trust and know He has it under control.

2012 Day 40 – Matthew 15

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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I know people often look at the Bible as an ancient book that may not apply to our modern society and/or current issues, but I am always amazed at the Bible’s timeliness to the issues we face today. In verses 8 and 9 Jesus is talking about the Pharisees of that day and says, “8 ” ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.’”” When I read these verses I see Jesus talking to us as modern day believers and a modern day church. We are a society filled with people who like to interpret information to support their own selfish desires. This also applies to our church society where we selfishly interpret the Bible to fit doctrine or rules that make us feel better about ourselves. We need to spend less time worrying about what we think God is trying to tell us and spend more time building a relationship with Him to know what He really wants from us on a personal level.

2012 Day 32 – Mark 4

01 Wednesday Feb 2012

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Verse 9, “Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”” This verse is repeated several times in the Gospels and the notes in my Bible explain it beautifully. We usually hear with our ears, but it requires a deeper kind of listening with our minds and heart in order to gain spiritual understanding of God. If someone is simply looking for knowledge, it may be difficult to understand who God is and why Jesus came to save us. But when someone comes to God honestly seeking to understanding Him and learn who He is, God will speak to their heart and open up their mind to a deeper understanding of who He is.