totallylovedbygod65
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This devotion is gleaned from my own devotional time with the Lord and study of God's word. I am no bible teacher, just an ordinary believer who loves God, God's word and God's people. God still speaks through his word, as Ezra says Open the book, God speaks through his word.
Below the devotion is a resource centre which have many links that you can listen to and pray for.
You will also find a link to my previous devotions on the Bottom line website, and you can access thousands of other English devotions.
My devotion is not copyrighted and therefore you are free to share it with as many people as you wish, especially on social media platforms.
If you are a pastor, you can use it for a sermon or sermon outline.
CHAPTER 1
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
WISDOM NEEDED NOW
Wisdom is a great gift from God, Solomon asked for it and received it.
In Proverbs 1, it says:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 111 says:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
God graciously gives us wisdom to deal with everyday circumstances, we are told later in James 3, what true wisdom is:
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
How do we endure and handle trials? When trying times come, how do we handle them?
We ask for wisdom from God and he will give us the wisdom to get through these things. But we ask in faith, we have to have a complete and utter trust in God and this must come with no doubt.
Sometimes when faced with a situation, we ask for God's wisdom, but then we try to figure it out through the world's wisdom, this is being caught between two minds, we cannot be two minds. We cannot afford to have one foot in both camps.
Christians need to completely and totally trusting in the Lord. Otherwise, we will be like a wave on the sea, God cannot give wisdom to us, unless we trust him 100%, God's wisdom and man's wisdom, do not mix.
For the believer, it is either one or the other and I know what kind of wisdom I want, and that is God's wisdom.
Ask God for his wisdom, act in faith and believe that he will give it to you.
God's wisdom, will enable you to overcome trials and to see them in the right perspective, it clears the mist and allows you to see them in the divine perspective, but man's wisdom, only sees them from man's perspective
God bless you
Keith
THE BOTTOM LINE
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
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SERMON CENTRE
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
REDMPTION APPLIED
JUSTIFICATION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1158
ADOPTION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1159
SANTIFICATION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1160
JOHN LENNOX
SONG CENTRE
This devotion is gleaned from my own devotional time with the Lord and study of God's word. I am no bible teacher, just an ordinary believer who loves God, God's word and God's people. God still speaks through his word, as Ezra says Open the book, God speaks through his word.
Below the devotion is a resource centre which have many links that you can listen to and pray for.
You will also find a link to my previous devotions on the Bottom line website, and you can access thousands of other English devotions.
My devotion is not copyrighted and therefore you are free to share it with as many people as you wish, especially on social media platforms.
If you are a pastor, you can use it for a sermon or sermon outline.
CHAPTER 1
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
WISDOM NEEDED NOW
Wisdom is a great gift from God, Solomon asked for it and received it.
In Proverbs 1, it says:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 111 says:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
God graciously gives us wisdom to deal with everyday circumstances, we are told later in James 3, what true wisdom is:
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
How do we endure and handle trials? When trying times come, how do we handle them?
We ask for wisdom from God and he will give us the wisdom to get through these things. But we ask in faith, we have to have a complete and utter trust in God and this must come with no doubt.
Sometimes when faced with a situation, we ask for God's wisdom, but then we try to figure it out through the world's wisdom, this is being caught between two minds, we cannot be two minds. We cannot afford to have one foot in both camps.
Christians need to completely and totally trusting in the Lord. Otherwise, we will be like a wave on the sea, God cannot give wisdom to us, unless we trust him 100%, God's wisdom and man's wisdom, do not mix.
For the believer, it is either one or the other and I know what kind of wisdom I want, and that is God's wisdom.
Ask God for his wisdom, act in faith and believe that he will give it to you.
God's wisdom, will enable you to overcome trials and to see them in the right perspective, it clears the mist and allows you to see them in the divine perspective, but man's wisdom, only sees them from man's perspective
God bless you
Keith
THE BOTTOM LINE
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THIS MINISTRY AND PRAY FOR CHINA
http://chinapartnership.org/
SERMON CENTRE
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
REDMPTION APPLIED
JUSTIFICATION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1158
ADOPTION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1159
SANTIFICATION
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/applicationredemption?lesson=1160
JOHN LENNOX
SONG CENTRE