James 1:5 NKJV “for any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
John 14:20 NKJV At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you
in Me, and I in you.
Matthew 16:25 NKJV “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
Exodus 33:14 NKJV
“And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 90:16-17 NRSV) “Let your work be manifest to your servants and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands!” I wanted to finish this devotion with the verses I started with because they mean so much to me.
Proverbs 24:16 (NIV) “For though a righteous man falls (if the man or woman with favor added jwg) seven times, he rises again.” We are righteous because of what Jesus did for us! Just because we have the favor of God does not mean we will not fall, but it does mean we will not stay down! Because of God’s favor, God lifts us back up at our lowest point in life only to give us a new launching pad or a new start. God’s words tell us you can’t keep the righteous down. This means we will have failures, but our failures are unlike non-Christians who have no hope. Your hope is not in man, job, people, places, or things, but in the Lord.
Genesis 39:21-23 (NKJV) “But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. e keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority because the LORD was with him, and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.”
Proverbs 13:15 (NIV) “Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.” We will find God’s favor when our conduct and actions are right. A good understanding is also learning to apply God’s wisdom and Word daily to everyday situations. God-given understanding comes from having the right perspective and attitude toward others in day-to-day situations.
Proverbs 13:15 (NIV) “Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.” We will find God’s favor when our conduct and actions are right. A good understanding is also learning to apply God’s wisdom and Word daily to everyday situations. God-given understanding comes from having the right perspective and attitude toward others in day-to-day situations.