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Tag: Wisdom

Sunday, September 4

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Psalm: 63:1-11 Meditation:  1 KingsThis passage shows that King Rehoboam had the wisdom not to challenge God’s warning and he sent his forces home rather than lose all his men. The new king of the Northern 10 Tribes, (Israel thereafter) Jeroboam starts off his kingship by returning his people to idolatry out of fear that …

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Tuesday, May 17

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Psalm: 147 Meditation Wisdom: The “first-formed father” is Adam. The chapter is a thinly veiled history of Israel from Adam through the trek in the wilderness – representing a great deal of time. The aim of this book is that the people of God could “own” their history – to have it to be alive …

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Saturday, May 14

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Psalms: 141, 142 Meditation Wisdom: This is another ode to wisdom. The Pseudo-Solomon, writer of this book, because he’s trading on the name of Solomon, picks up and expands on Solomon’s devotion to wisdom. While the whole book extols the virtue, indeed the necessity of wisdom, chapters 8 and 9 go deeper. This passage from …

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Friday, November 19

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Psalm: 56 Meditation James: Luther did not like this book and was in favor of removing it from Scripture. By his time the canon of Scripture had been settled for over a thousand years except for what are called the deuterocanonical (apocryphal) books. Verse 22 may be yet another thorn in Luther’s side. Think of …

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Sunday, November 14

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Psalm: 97 Meditation Ecclesiasticus: This passage will close our brief overview of Ecclesiasticus. (I can hear a collective sigh saying: “It’s about time.”) What Sirach craved for and received (I might say with determination) is a gift we receive upon being “born from above” (John 3:3), that is from the Holy Spirit. Sirach spent 51 …

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Tuesday, November 2

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Psalm: 119:121-144 Meditation Ecclesiasticus: Sirach here is helping us to see not only the beauty of Wisdom but also Her place in the order of things. As I slide off the rails, please bear with me. When Solomon describes Wisdom, he hints at Her divinity. I think this Wisdom is the Holy Spirit of Whom …

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Thursday, June 10

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Psalm: 102 Meditation Proverbs: I guess I forgot just how often wisdom and wealth are juxtaposed in Proverbs, so here we go again. Regardless of how wise one is, he cannot outsmart God. We all recognize that God made everything – wait a minute, I built my house not God. The answer to that is …

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Wednesday, February 24

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Psalm 119:49-72 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – Human knowledge and wisdom has very little impact on the spread of the Gospel. Acknowledging this and coming from a place of humble testimony is how Paul says he teaches and ministers. There is nothing more frightening than being the leader in a situation and acknowledge that no amount …

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Tuesday, February 16

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Psalm 26, 28 Meditation: Proverbs – Poetry, such as these verses in Proverbs, can have many meanings to many people. What speaks to you in these lines today? Is it the section on human understanding, or lack thereof? How about the sections on small and wise creatures or large and stately creatures? How is God …

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Thursday, January 7

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Psalm 103 Meditation: Colossians - Paul and Timothy are praising the church at Colossae for their faith and love. They pray that God fills the church with wisdom and understanding of the Spirit. That they live lives worthy of God and bear fruit in every good work that they do, and give joyful thanks to …

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