Monday, December 7, 2015

Start Time: 6:12 AM

End Time: 6:42 AM

Title: Live Wisely

Scriptures: Proverbs 30:24-28

God’s Message/Promise/Commands:

Amazing day with Jesus! Proverbs 30:24 - 28 says...

24 There are four things on the earth that are small but very wise:

25 Ants are small and weak, but they save their food all summer;

26 badgers are small animals, but they make their homes in the rocks;

27 locusts have no king, but they are able to work together;

28 lizards are small enough to catch with your hands, but you can find them living in kings’ palaces.

There are 4 things we can learn to be wiser in our way of live from the verses above:

1) Ants - Normally, we associate hardworking from the ants but today, more than hard work, I learned from these small and weak creatures to live simple.  The key here is to save.  Clearly, they focus on saving for what they need rather than what they want.  So what I learned today from the ants, aside from working hard and saving, to work and save for what is needed like their food all summer.

2) Badgers - They build their homes in the rocks; 2 keywords I got from the badgers are homes and rocks.  Our rock is the Lord so whatever we make or build, let God be the foundation of the things we create.  Let everything our hands build stand before the Rock of Ages!  Let God be the foundation of all things we create.  Secondly, I learned that we ought to make before anything else, our homes on the Rock.  As we build our careers, our friends, church, etc on the Rock, let it be that we do not forget that we ought to build our homes/family first on Him.  If we put God as the foundation in our Career or our personal lives, let's make sure that HE is the rock we are building our family on too.

3) Locust - Unity and teamwork are two things I learned from the Locust.  It is important that although, you may not like everyone, you ought to know how to live in harmony with them.  More importantly, despite of our differences, we are able to unite and work together as one body for Christ.

4) Lizard - Living in the King's palaces; The best place to live is in the house of the Lord.  But since we are the temple of God so it is wise to ensure that our bodies are God's temple and not a vacant inn for anyone. 

So let us learn from these small and weak animals for they've live wisely despite of their conditions. 

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank You for teaching me from these small and weak creatures.  Help me Lord to apply what these creatures have learned and developed despite of their conditions or shortcomings.  Help me to learn from them.  Help me to learn from the Ants to not only work hard but to save for what is important and my needs.  Help me to learn from the Badgers, who build their homes in the rocks.  Help me Lord to build my family in You.  You are my Rock!  So as much as I give effort in building my career or my personal life in You, let me put the same passion and commitment in building my family in You Lord.  Help me to learn from the Locust who learned to unite and work together even though there’s no leader to unite them.  Give me wisdom to work with others harmoniously and effectively.  Help me to build bridges with others and to work with them and be united for Your glory.  And lastly, help me to learn from the lizards who live in King’s palaces.  I want You to live in me Lord because that means living with You.  So Lord, take my  body and make it Your own.  Live in me Lord that I may always be with You forever.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen!