01/07 2 Peter 3:18
18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
GROW
The command as 2 Peter ends is to grow in Christ likeness.
Seek to understand the experience of God’s grace,
Which results in depending on God’s empowering presence.
You will develop humility, gratitude and Christ-like character.
Know Jesus better in Scripture, prayer and obedience.
Eternity begins now-we believe in Jesus.
Keep growing.
01/06 Proverbs 11:9
9 With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
SPEECH
The godless use their speech to destroy relationships and community.
Their speech is destructive, deceitful and malicious.
They reject God and His ways.
They destroy community.
The righteous use their speech to bring life and deliverance.
They pursue moral and spiritual understanding from God.
The righteous avoid traps, resolve conflicts,
And protect themselves and others from harm.
Speech can destroy or edify.
People count and the Lord calls us to love one another.
Be careful what you say.
Serve the Lord and your fellow man.
01/05 Proverbs 9:10
10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
WISDOM
Wisdom begins with awe and reverence of God.
Wisdom isn’t abstract, it is what we need to live a good life.
Knowing God involves our ability to discern and understand deeper truths.
We know God and we obey Him.
Knowledge and obedience are required for us to grow.
This wisdom is both moral and spiritual,
And it is a divine gift from God.
01/04 Proverbs 1:7
7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
REVERENCE
Fear of the Lord is reverent awe of God’s power, authority, and holiness.
We love Him and honor Him and obey Him.
This fear of God is basic to acquire knowledge of Him.
We are seeking knowledge for decision making and living life.
Only a fool would reject the process of knowing God.
God’s discipline and teaching molds our character,
And gives us understanding.
All true knowledge and wisdom come from God.
Fools despise wisdom and knowledge.
They refuse a relationship with God.
The wise seek the Lord and obey Him.
01/03 Proverbs 12:1
To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
CHANGE
Learning involves change.
Be willing to change.
Correction accompanies change.
Accept correction, live with it and grow.
Be more like Jesus, change.
01/02 Ecclesiastes 1:18
18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief.
To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
TRUST
Trust God.
Do not demand knowledge about the future.
Plan but do not demand and be willing to change.
Seek His face and spend time with Jesus.
He will light your pathway and guide you home.
01/01 Proverbs 2:6
6 For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
TO
To His children.
To His children who ask Him.
To His children who seek to know Him Better.
To His children who get serious about their relationship with the Lord God.
Praise God who gives wisdom to all of His children.
Praise God.
12/31 John 16:33
33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
PEACE
Spend time with Jesus and His peace will control your life.
Trouble comes, pray, and Jesus will be with you through the trouble.
Be courageous, be resilient, God is in control.
Peace always co-exists with trouble.
Jesus’ peace overcomes trouble.
Christ the Lord is Creator and in control of the Universe.
Trust in Jesus and He will see us through.
His comfort and hope will sustain us.
12/30 Psalm 18:29
29 In your strength I can crush an army;
with my God I can scale any wall.
TRUST
We trust God and serve Him.
We obey His Words.
We live in Him, constantly spending time with Him.
His strength is greater than anything.
His love and presence is more powerful than evil.
God will deliver us.
God will preserve us.
12/29 Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
RELY
Rely on God.
He is totally reliable and loves us.
Do not rely on self, surrender to Jesus.
God is actively involved in everything we do-trust Him.
Trust in God will enable Him to make our pathways straight.
We can ignore God to our own detriment.
Do not do that, trust in the Lord with all of your heart.
Seek God’s wisdom through prayer, Bible reading and obedience.
He will give you the right way.
