Knowing God - He is the MOST High

Ps 57:2

 I will cry unto God most high;…

                                                             

God is the One who is most high.   There is no one higher.  He is higher than all other authority.  We need to cry out to the One who is the most high.  There are things that come down in our lives from those who are high and they affect our lives.  We need to cry out to God knowing that He is over all.  All things were made by Him and for Him.  He can see everything from being the most high.  He can move authority as He desires, because of being the most high.  He has access to all provisions because He is the most high.  He has all strength to give us, because He is the most high.  What do you need?  Cry out unto God, the Most High!

Proverbs - Riches Are Not Our Savior

Proverbs 11:4

 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

                    Many people in this world weigh a choice as to how much it will profit them financially, disregarding the element of questioning its impact on things like; family, their relationship with Christ, priorities and the like.  We must never, as believers, allow such a guideline to be that which orders our steps. Whenever I go to a funeral I never hear such eulogies concerning the person’s possessions but their character, family and faith in God.  Riches do not profit in the end so why let them rule while we’re living?  Do you need that extra money, or does your child need your time?  Do you need to purchase that high maintenance item or do you need a more disciplined prayer life?  Does your husband need to get a second job, or does he need more time enjoying his children?  Ask Your Lord.  He will tell you.

Knowing God - He Makes Us Understand

Dan 8:16

 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Daniel had a vision and then sought the meaning of the vision.  The Lord sent Gabriel to make Daniel understand the vision.  This means that the Lord hears when we seek to understand a vision.  This verse also reveals that the Lord sends angels to help us understand visions.  The neat thing about the Lord is that He wants us to understand.  Proverbs 14:6b tells us; “…knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”  When we understand something it becomes knowledge we can use and share with others.  Our God wants us to not just be able to repeat what He says to us but be in a place where we understand and know it.  He will send His angel, His Holy Spirit, His teachers, His messengers, make us to understand.  Don’t be frustrated if you don’t understand, anticipate understanding being given to you.

Proverbs - Right Choices Guide our Feet

Proverbs 11:3

 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:

but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

                    Choosing paths that please the Lord, results in sure-footedness that allows the traveler to enjoy the sights along the way. Life’s choices must be those guided by integrity so that we can enjoy the journey without looking upon that which might trip us.  Allow a sensitive conscience to be guided by the Holy Spirit and His pure leading.  Make choices that, although no one else will see, will please the Lord and be those full of integrity.  Someone else may look like they have gained a lot of ground on their path with some twisted and dishonest action but the Lord says that the very thing they used to try to get ahead, will destroy them in the end.  Be sensitive to the Lord ordering your steps and don’t compare your path with another’s.  When you and I take a step guided with integrity we will be more confident in the step after that.  When we take steps that are twisted or out of God’s standard of upright, you and I will find ourselves having to step over and around clutter that could very well impede our path and create injury.  Let integrity guide you today no matter what anyone else is doing.

Knowing God - He Speaks Through People

2 Sam 23:2

 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

This was part of the last things that David wrote before he died.  He proclaimed that the Spirit of the Lord spoke through him and that the Lord’s word was on his tongue.  God spoke through David.  He spoke through David in the book of Psalms.  Most of these psalms were penned by David.  As David began to commune with the Lord in song, the Lord spoke through him and we have wonderful truths as a result of having this great book.  The Holy Spirit spoke through David and David knew it.  The Lord may be done moving through men of old to write down the scriptures as we know it, but He is not done with speaking through His people today.  Oh that the Spirit of the Lord would speak through us and that His Word would be on our tongues.  We, like David, could enjoy knowing we have been used by Him to speak to others.  He is the same yesterday, today and forever. 

Proverbs - Shame Accompanies Pride

Proverbs 11:2

 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

                    When we are operating with ‘self’ on the throne, we are bound to say or do something foolish - something that will cause us shame.  Lowliness is best exemplified by our Lord Jesus Christ.  He laid aside His deserved position to become a man and pay a debt He didn’t owe to open the way for us to know Him.  The quietness of a soul yielded only to His approval hears HIS voice and hears HIS wisdom.  In the haughtiness of our own understanding we are bound to come to shame but in the lowly place of one who seeks guidance, we find one whose steps are sure and ordered. When we humble ourselves we are admitting that we don’t know EXACTLY what to do or how to respond.  This will prevent us from acting hastily and making choices that will bring us shame.

Knowing God - He SEES That Things Are Good

Gen 1:4

 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

After God made the light, he looked at it.  Then He took in the fact that the light was good.  Our Creator took the time to enjoy and behold what He had made.  Our God is not just about checking off completed tasks, but taking in the beauty and wisdom of all He does.  Do we stop and behold the things that He has created?  How about light?  Have you ever stopped and just noticed that everything around you is lit up by this fireball in the sky?  No one is paying the electric bill on this and the light is just perfect for our lives.  Our God makes good things and stops to enjoy their goodness.  Let’s take some time today and see things that He has made and enjoy their goodness as well.  This will make us more like Him!