December 18, 2018

Know This

What He started will get finished.

Read: Philippians 1:6

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.​


December 17, 2018

Don’t

Don’t get tired and don’t quit!

Read: Galatians  6:9

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.​


December 16, 2018

Hardening

Hardening of the heart happens when we don’t listen. Callousness can develop.

Read: Luke 6:31

“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”


December 15, 2018

Listen

When we listen it allows us to have a teachable spirit.

Read: Proverbs 15:31

If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.


December 14, 2018

Wisdom Step 11

Listen and obey.

Read: Ephesians 4:29-32

29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,[a] guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.


December 13, 2018

Wisdom Step 10

You must study and know the Son of God.

Read: 1 Corinthians 1:30

God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.


December 12, 2018

Wisdom Step 9

Pray only to God.

Read: Ephesians 1:17

I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.


December 11, 2018

Wisdom Step 8

When corrected receive it gratefully, like a child.

Read: Proverbs 29:15

To discipline a child produces wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.


December 10, 2018

Wisdom Step 7

Good advice must be righteous advice.

Read: Proverbs 13:10

Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise


December 9, 2018

Wisdom Step 6

True humility is a key to being heard and receiving from God.

Read: Proverbs 11:2

Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.