Daily Wisdom

“… Simeon was just and devout, waiting for the consolation (Christ) of Israel…” Lk 2:25

Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a devoted and righteous spirit of worship while waiting. A waiting season is not God’s invitation to be lethargic or sluggish. Anyone can say I love you, but not everyone can wait and be devoted to proving it’s true. Help me to wait on You Lord, I know to be still (Psa 46:10) … its then You will show me what is Your perfect will!

If God is making you wait maybe you should be preparing yourself  to receive more than what you asked for… HSAY

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Rom 12:12

The key to running your race is not the speed in which you run but the patience to endure and don’t stop. At times God will plant you for a season, and like a tree, the deeper your roots grow in your faith the sweeter the fruit. But the growth requires patience, prayer and hope in the harvest to come. Maintain patience in the process and God’s purpose will prevail. And when hard times come and you wonder where the Lord is, remember the teacher is always silent during the test.

Don’t be so impatient with a storm that you miss sight of the Savior in it … HSAY

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“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness (Christ) arise with healing in his wings…” Mal 4:2

At times life (physical/spiritual) can be on life support and hope, joy & peace are vanished blessings. But in Christ we can anticipate the day when true healing appears. For those who turn from sin and trust in Christ righteousness will find the light which brings forth healing on its wings. God is the great physician (Who forgives your iniquity, heals all diseases.” Psa 103:3). What life robs God restores, and that which is terminal in the temporal is eradicated in the eternal, “He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.” (Psa 147:3)

Life support is still promising for those who trust in Him who supplies life… HSAY

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“Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: thou hast wrought all our work is us.” Isa 26:12

If any kindness has been shown us, or our affairs be prosperous and successful, it’s God that works it for us (Jms 1:17). And whatever good work is done by us, it is owing to a good work wrought by the grace of God in us; it's He that puts good thoughts and affections into our hearts that works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for, He died to make them worth it (Rom 5:8).

It was the work of Christ that determined the worth of man… HSAY

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“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Jos 1:5

Christianity is not man surrendering to the power of God but surrendering to the love of God. It’s not that man’s will is crushed, but that man’s heart is broken. Doing so is not a sign of weakness, but acknowledgment that God can bring a power into our lives that can accomplish greater things than we can in the flesh. Which then empowers our faith that He will never fail us or forsake us!

God can only work with what you give Him, don’t expect a mansion if you only give Him a brick to work with… HSAY

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Est 4:16 “… I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”

When God blesses us, why do we increase our standard of living rather than our standard of giving! Esther became queen which greatly increase her standard of living and yet she was willing to give her life for the well-fare of God’s people. Are we willing to lay down our lives that others may know of God’s great love? Father give us a heart like Esther to give sacrificially and unconditionally as you have given to us.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give – no one has ever become poor by giving… HSAY

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Psa 103:10-11 “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.” 

God is sovereign over the details of our lives and has put us where we are for our good and to share the Lord’s renown.  Like Esther, we can’t let our past hinder our future in the Lord (Est 4:14; 16). It’s the invincible sovereignty of God that the presence of hope drives out all fear. There may by-products of our past sins, but we’re not to be prisoners to it.

The very sins we can’t seem to forget are the very sins that God can’t seem to remember (Psa 103:12) … HSAY

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Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and teach…”

God is preparing you for the thing He has prepared for you. Our job is to prepare our hearts as a fertile field ready to receive the seed of His Word so that it brings forth a crop that allows us to obediently feed others. May God’s Word be ever constant on our hearts and lips. Are you hungry for the things of God or the things of the world?

Know that what you plant today will be what you have to offer others tomorrow… HSAY

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Ezr 3:12 “… old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy.”

Because the church has lost the capacity to weep over sin, it lost its joy to shout over salvation. Even though the Temple was being rebuilt they compared it to the first Temple and wept that it wasn’t as glorious. But the external building wasn’t as important to God as their hearts. God is always more concerned about who we are than what we accomplish. In too many ways the church today avoids calling sin, sin and focuses more on how it looks and thus less concerned about salvation and more concerned about style.  

When the church learns to weep over sin, man will start hearing a louder shout over souls from the church instead of self-interest… HSAY

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Mt 8:26 “And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”

Would you be willing to venture into a storm with a captain whose never weathered a storm? I can assure you a captain’s ship without a few scrapes and repairs to its hull has no experience in sailing. Sometimes the Lord allows us to go through storms in order to teach us how to navigate so that we can show others likewise during their storms. Don’t focus on your scars and damaged goods, rather focus on how the Lord led you, protected you and provided wisdom through it. It’s then you’re able to help others sail their ships effectively.

Your purpose in God and value to others is learning to stand in the storm and let the Lord adjust your sails. Remember ships aren’t designed to float in the calmness of the harbor… HSAY

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Isa 7:13 “…Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?”

Nothing is more grievous to God than man’s distrust in His power and sovereignty (Mal 2:17).  King Ahaz was hesitant to seek a sign from God concerning His promised protection against Syria, claiming he didn’t won’t to tempt the Lord. It’s one thing to weary (burden) man with doubt, but don’t confuse or disguise your lack of faith in God under the pretense of being a burden to Him. It’s not man’s request that weary the Lord, it’s his asking amiss (Jm 4:3) with the wrong motive or in doubt. The only danger or sin in challenging God is when we don’t involve our faith! Are you willing to be All-In with God? He’s not afraid of a fight, if you’re not afraid to live in your faith. Ask David and Goliath… HSAY