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Heart Focus

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It has been my observation, when we pray, it should not be routinely structured to get something from God. Rather, prayer is a way to connect with Him and realign our hearts with His heart, His will on all things that matter. Prayer is an especially important tool during our walk with God. Prayer should not be taken lightly. Like any relationship, if you do not spend time with that person the relationship will eventually suffer. Prayer is a way for us to spend quality time with God. It is a way to deeply connect with Him and purge our mind of earthly things. When we pray, we open our hearts to Him — He works in us and through us. Prayer also helps us to build our relationship with God – focused on Him.

James 4:8 tells us — Draw near to God and He will draw near to you (NIV). I can recall multiple times in my own life moments in prayer where I pressed in and felt His peace override all understanding. Prayer helps us see life through a heavenly lens.

Philippians 4:6-7 says — Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds (NIV).

Prayer is important because it positions us to receive God’s peace during life’s hardest moments, prayer helps me stay focused on what is close to God’s heart! He is the One who can help you focus, find peace, comfort, healing, strength, purpose and so much more. God’s wisdom compels us to pray on regular basis about everything in our life (implied in James 1:5). Please understand, prayer for me is more than a formal, head bowed experience, it is daily chatter, all through the day. Talk with him like we talk with our close friends. Success, failure, opportunities, mistakes, heartache, little pleasures – these are the substance of a rich relationship.

Prayer is a gift; Paul tells us — pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” (Ephesians 6:18).

Waiting for a better time or better location to pray is counterproductive. We are told to Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17). We offer praise for the good stuff and we ask for help when needed. James asks — Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray (James 5:13).

Our happenings are all good reasons to pray. Paul says — Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Romans 12:12). Dig deep into the heart of Wisdom, get quiet. Get humble. Focus. Get it done.

When Jesus prayed for his disciples in John 17, he prayed for those who would believe in him, “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you” (John 17:21). Prayer helps us become one with the Father and have the kind of relationship Jesus had with him. When we come into the presence of God, all our interpretation and pretense are gone—there is nothing to hide because he sees everything and knows everything about us.

We are humbled by the realization God’s power, goodness, and how much we need him. And yet, God accepts us as we are—not because he wants us to stay that way, but because he knows that the relationship comes first. As we grow to love him, we choose to become more like him. When we find forgiveness through prayer, God softens our heart and allows us to forgive others. When we experience God’s compassion and mercy, we become much more comfortable sharing the experience with others. When we understand that God’s grace is freely given, we learn to accept God’s love; it transforms our hearts and our actions.

The best thing about prayer is the two-way conversation. This conversation we call prayer has all the components of communication; we talk to God, he listens, he talks to us, we listen. Communication is not communication unless information moves both ways between the two people involved in the event. Please do not deliver a briefing to God, engage in a conversation. Communicate. James 1:5 says – If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault.

I choose Jesus.

Running the Race to Completion

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It has been my observation while reading the book of Hebrews, standing firm on a commitment to God is not easy (Hebrews 12:1). Why? We are mere humans who cringe at pain, loss, and try to avoid heartache. We are not comfortable with the unknown. We are unable to see into the future. Building and maintaining a steadfast heart (strong character) is not simple, but it is possible if we connect ourselves to God and strengthen our walk with God (Micah 6:8).

Creating a steadfast heart starts and ends with trust. We deepen our trust of God through experience. This is not a ‘thinking exercise’ it is a ‘doing exercise’.  We engage in life’s struggles to strengthen our relationship with God. We learn to trust others by doing things with friends and learning how they solve issues. We build trust by discovering how they think, what they do to meet life’s challenges. If we feel safe, we become willing to reveal our hearts and troubles to them (Ephesians 5:21). Sometimes, we discover that we cannot. Other times we discover that we can.

David Wilkerson tells us – “There are powerful forces at work today against every believer who would hold fast to his confident faith.…in the midst of all this anxiety and fear, we who trust in the Lord hear His Word telling us, ‘Be steadfast and confident to the end.’  The fact is, whenever there is mounting fear, God calls for greater steadfastness. Whenever there is great terror and falling away, He calls for greater confidence. Whenever there is gloom and despair, He calls us to increase our gladness and rejoicing. That is the nature of our heavenly Father. He has made provision for His people to hold fast and retain their joy in the severest of troubled times.” 

With God, we deploy prayer, worship, and attentiveness to his wisdom to build steadfastness. We enter into a long-term conversation with God to learn from him and recognize his presence all around us. This takes time. Yielding our life and heart toward God is a learned skill facilitated by the Holy Spirit. It takes attentiveness on our part as we investigate our past, locate those issues that are impeding progress, and then give those things to him. The more willing we are to trust, the deeper our relationship with God becomes, the more our hearts are steadfast in the storms (Ephesians 4:15). This takes time.

Paul continues in Ephesians 4:17-24 (paraphrased) — So I tell you this, and I insist on it in the Lord, that you must walk away from living as the Gentiles do, standing with your fist in the air, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance they are proclaiming and the gradual hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity to the things of God, they have given themselves over to sensuality, they indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. That, however, is not the way of life you learned. You know how to walk with God. You were taught these things when you first heard about Christ. Clearly, you were taught about the things of God in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to allow the Holy Spirit to rebuild the attitude of your minds; and to ‘walk the walk’ in the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (NIV)

Paul tells us that ‘walking the walk’ strengthens the heart muscle, grows our reliance on faith, and nurtures our trust in God. Micah presented this notion eons ago. What did he say? What does the Lord desire of us? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humblywith your God (see Micah 6:8).

This approach of stepping away from our norms, pulls us out of the feral lifestyle and brings us close to God. As we are being transformed, we take risks – perhaps we allocate more of our financial resources to God only to notice we still have plenty left. Perhaps we find time for the service of others only to notice we still have time for ourselves and our family. Perhaps we pray for somebody who has hurt us causing our recoil from them only to discover we have been changed and reach out to them with forgiveness. Trusting God. Steadfast Hearts.

I have witnessed this first-hand in many of your lives. I have watched you face impossible choices and find a way to stay true for Jesus. I have seen you make choices that would cause others to give up. I have seen your steadfast heart clinging to God and discovering his peace. We encourage each other.

I choose Jesus.

Consuming the Wind

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It has been my observation that death is the great equalizer, no one can outrun death, no one can avoid death, we all will pass through the portal. Some to life everlasting and others to an everlasting bad day. But what about the things we accumulate? What happens? Do those things matter? Solomon pondered on these things and formulated the essential statement on birth and death in a world with little grace.

Ecclesiastes 5:15-17 says — Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands. This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind? All their days they eat in darkness, with great frustration, affliction, and anger. (NIV)

Psalms tell us — Do not be overwhelmed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. Though while they live, they count themselves blessed—and people praise them when they prosper—they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life (Psalm 49:16-19).

It is clear we do not accumulate anything in this world that stays with us after death. What is the impact of this? First, we see the fleeting nature of wealth, second, we are schooled by Solomon on the notion that our wealth is nothing, valueless when compared to the immensity and grandeur of the one true living God. We bring nothing because we have nothing material that is of value to God. He desires our heart, which is what we bring with us into the next world. We have nothing we have collected that is of any value to God. He looks for the heart, not the objects.

In Psalms we read — For you, Oh Lord, are my hope, my trust … from my Youth. Upon you I have learned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you (Psalm 71:5-6).

When we were born, we arrived with nothing. Then, in death we leave with nothing (implied in 1 Timothy 6:7). The dust that formed us, envelops us in death. For we were born in sin, and if we do not find grace in our life and turn towards the one true living God to receive the ransom, then we die in sin. We are unsanctified.   Our sorrow during life is magnified 1 million-fold in death without Jesus.

Our departure without the benefit of Grace is not God’s plan, it is Lucifers plan. He will try to twist and misalign the precepts squeezing all the power from the saving message. This is a difficult thing to wrap our mind around, yet we know he loses his campaign of destruction if we yield to Jesus. The darker truth is — he wants to distract us with wealth, causing our heart to be glued and focused on this world, striving to avoid death so that we may wrap our arms about the great wealth we accumulate and cling to rather than embracing and valuing the eternal gift given to each of us through the shed blood of Jesus.

In Hosea 12:1 we learn about Ephraim, a tribe of Israel trying to feed from the wind. How can that be? I think we quickly learn that feeding from the wind leaves us with an empty tummy. Wind cannot provide us with strength or stamina. What was Hosea the prophet talking about? I think the message is a metaphor that states pursuing wealth to bring happiness leaves us empty. If we pursue wealth for selfish reasons, we are fools. If we do manage to accumulate wealth, we will not find it easy to maintain. I think it is wise to consume the Word of God, leave wind consumption for the godless.

I choose Jesus.

Those who seek Him

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It has been my observation that David paints an amazing picture of how to approach God. He is specific; we are to have clean hands, a pure heart, and we are to focus on Him alone with no other distractions or adulations. When we do this, then our capacity to trust Jesus and hear his guidance is magnified. How does he speak? I think the one true living God speaks through two pillars — nature and revelation.

The universe was not created to be unmitigated disorder. Rather, the earth was created into the most proper shape and size for us by God’s infinite wisdom. God’s revelation, his logos in action, his truth in activities; is his wisdom personified and exemplified in the creation of all that we know.

Psalms 24: 1-6 says — The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing [direction] from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek [his] face, the God of Jacob (NIV).

When I think of this creation, built in the framework of God’s wisdom, I immediately become aware that he made nothing in vain. There is no waste, God intended everything I can see, feel, smell, touch or hear to achieve some endgame; it was designed to display his intention and grace for us. It should also be observed; we are created to reflect God’s goodness, we are not made in vain, we have purpose, we are created to serve his use and benefit, we are the perfect habitation for his Holy Spirit, and this is the cool part — all of this was planned for us before creation, long before anything was existent – he planned us.

Psalms 104: 19-32 (paraphrased) says – You made the moon to mark the seasons, and mark when the sun goes down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. … People go out to their work in the daylight; they labor until the evening moon rises. How many are your works. In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. All creatures look to you for their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—You look at the earth and it trembles; you touch the mountains and they smoke (NIV).

So, I wonder, how do we approach God? This is what I think – God reveals the path through the light of His creation and His revelation. The work of God’s creation overwhelmingly proves to me that He is the one true living God. This created beauty draws us into His presence.  There is more.  His revealed Word is absolute truth, the Word provides our guideposts, the Word draws us into his presence.  We should note – God’s oracles (prophets) stomp all over any dribble eked out by soothsayers. Just look at the beauty and accuracy of any prophet in scripture. His message is profound and full of wisdom. The soothsayers produce vague platitudes for living, God’s prophets deliver deep pools of wisdom and foresight; their message is pure, considerate, impartial, and full of guidance for our life. (implied in James 4:17)

The soothsayers deliver their platitudes from dens and caverns with a soothing voice and ambiguous serene expressions; their message originates from dark vagueness as if the message is relevant. God delivered his message from the sunlight of Mount Sinai to all of us in distinct and intelligible logic – No darkness. Just Light, Love, and Holy Ground. Who do you think we can trust? Who has your best interest at heart? Do you want vague platitudes or focused instruction?  Hmmm.  I prefer God’s specificity.

I choose Jesus.

Obstacles to the Plan

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It was my observation while reading Deuteronomy that we are instructed to Love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength and with all our mind (Deuteronomy 6:5). Additionally, I noted considerable New Testament guidance on how to wrap your heart around God.

For example — Show earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope to the end (Hebrews 6:11); Love one another earnestly from the heart (1 Peter 1:22); Strive to enter by the narrow gate (Luke 13:24); Labor for the food that endures to eternal life (John 6:27); Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the word of the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58); Let us not be weary in well-doing, for we shall reap if we do not faint (Ephesians 5:15); and Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12).

Additionally, Titus 2: 11-15 says — For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. (NIV)

How do we respond to this extensive set of guidelines from Scripture? We strive to be like Jesus. We labor to find his pace, his stride. We abound in hunger for scripture. We become zealous and earnest for the peace of God. We find the path away from laziness and lukewarmness. We take to the run, with the stride and confidence held by a winner. Jesus makes us a winner. For Jesus has placed this mantle of strength upon us to operate in this world but not be corrupted by this world. We immerse ourselves in the strength he supplies to magnify His glory.

So, what do we do? I think we are to lay aside the heavy load upon our backs, the sin of this world that surrounds and covers us like a heavy scratchy wool blanket. An experienced runners discards everything but what is necessary; this is also true for spiritual racing. Then we find our stride and enter the race. We run the race with patience and endurance. To run this race, I work to lay aside all the things that hinder me, that nip at my heals, I bring plans to guide my feet. The obstacles are there to keep me from being the man that God called me to be. The obstacles are there to neuter the calling I received from God. Then I need to bring up the more slippery obstacles. Paul referred to them as disputable issues.

Romans 14:1-4 says — Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

There will be things that people, convinced they know best, will impose on others, using vague scripture to make their case. We must be careful not to become entwined in disputes over vague issues. They are nothing more than speedbumps. Nothing more than obstacles to the plan.

I choose Jesus.

How Long Did Job Suffer?

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It has been my observation that when the Bible speaks on a topic, the Bible speaks absolute truth. Furthermore, I find no path available (within the confines of absolute truth) to yield on this point and remain faithful to scripture (God’s message). But sometimes, we observe that scripture leaves gaps in the information presented.

What do we do? What should we do? The focus of this essay is one of those gaps. Let us explore the duration (timeline) for the troubles of Job. Scripture does not comment on the complete timeline, but I have attempted to form a reasonable estimate of the timeline drawing from available scripture and a close reading of a map. I chose this subject because it does not present the same struggles that other gaps in scripture do.

Let us start at the beginning. Job was a real person who experienced the real events described in the book of Job. I start with that truth. I believe his friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) were earnest but misguided – they were scolded by God at the end of the account (see Job 42:7-9). I believe that Elihu was on point – he was not scolded by God at the end of the account. But it remains, how much time did the story traverse?

The following dialogue is ‘one man’s opinion’ — a safe way to demonstrate how to deal with an unknown. I am not recommending that you build life theology on my findings, rather I traveled this path to try to wrap my mind around the message of Job and to form an understanding for the duration of his woes. 30 years, 3 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 3 minutes – these various spans of time all affect the intensity of the account.

We know that Job’s suffering began with the death of his servants and the loss of his livestock. Then his troubles became progressively worse with the deaths of his 10 children and his physical afflictions. We are told that four messengers came, one after the other while the previous one “was yet speaking…” (Job 1:13-19). Scripture says this encounter with the four messengers happened in a single day (Job 1:13).

I think Lucifer would strive to create the maximum amount of chaos in Job’s life (within the limits place upon Lucifer by God) to create the maximum impact on Job. This seems intense but we know God does not permit trouble we cannot endure as long as we lean on God (implied in Psalms 37:24, 1 Corinthians 10:13).

In Job chapter 1:13-19 we read — One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”  While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” (NIV)

What a mess. Then a conversation happens between God and Lucifer. This happens while Job is recovering from the troubles. His wife comments on the troubles. (see Job 2). Again, these conversations take about a day. We are prudent to allow time between each key day.

Next, we are told that three of Job’s friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) decided to visit him when they heard of his suffering (implied in Job 2:11). We know the name of the places they come from; but we are unsure where the places are located on a map. What do we know about this situation? Numbers 1:2 suggests it takes about 11 days to travel from Egypt to the promised land. I choose to assume Job’s friends lived closer than Egypt. Friends tend to live near each other. I suspect they arrive at Job’s place within 10 days of the initial event (three days to get the notification, four days to prepare, and three days to travel). This assumption suggests a maximum of about 2 weeks from notification to arrival (why? Because they lived close to him).

We know Job’s three friends sat with Job in silence for 7 days. Then his friends conducted a debate with Job containing 9 discourses (see Job 3-27). After Job’s three friends ceased debating, Job speaks on a deeper level (Job 28-31). Finally, Elihu, a young man, arrived and spoke up (see Job 32-37). When Elihu ceased speaking, then God spoke. God first asked questions of Job (Job 38-41), and then He rebuked Job’s three friends. Overall, I estimate about 3-4 weeks for the debate (1 week of silence, 2-3 weeks of debate).

Given the first few days of notifications from the four messengers, the conversation with his wife, the notification and travel time for Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, and the debate, we find ourselves with about 6-8 weeks of time.

Let us pause to notice how Job responded to the Lord (Job 42:2-6) “I know that You can do everything, … You asked, ‘Who … hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore, I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. … I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore, I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. “

After the three friends left (implied in Job 42:9), God restored Job (implied in Job 42:10). Based on this analysis I suggest the timeline for the troubles of Job and the assorted conversations traversed a couple of months. I prefer to think the restoration (see Job 42) happened over a few years. The Bible simply does not say. But it helps me to understand the flow of events if I place the occurrences for most of the Book of Job into a window of a few months. You may hold a different opinion — I’m good with that. I do not think it would be fruitful to debate this topic much. I formed this opinion as a tool, a framework, to help me visualize the events unfolding as described in the book of Job.

The deeper truth from Job — When God allows us to suffer in any way, or for any length of time, we must remember that He has a purpose (implied in Romans 5:3-5). The absence of a timeline in the Book of Job helps us to avoid comparing the duration of our suffering to Job’s suffering. We are promised God will work all things for our ultimate good and His glory (implied in 1 Corinthians 10:13). Therefore, what matters most is not the length of suffering, or even the severity of our suffering, it is how we choose to embrace the suffering (implied in Ecclesiastes 5:1-7). Where do we turn for comfort and hope? When we turn to God in faith, our hearts change, and troubles eventually evaporate (implied in James 1:2-4). Then the desired effect of the unknown timeline may produce the outcome God intended (see Psalms 46:10).

I choose Jesus.

Know the Difference

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It was my observation when searching for hints of wisdom in scripture that Paul tells us why the subject is elusive. He muses – We speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. Rather, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden, a mystery that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of Paul’s age understood it, very few of this current age understand it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory (paraphrased from 1 Corinthians 2:6-9). To fear God is the beginning of that wisdom, but only the beginning. Knowing and acting on the notion of fearing God is merely the door.

This posting is an epilog to the first two wisdom essays I previously posted:  God is appreciative of our adoration but unaffected by negative opinions of Him – He will not change. Therefore, our moral sanity requires that we worship his grandeur, demonstrate our appreciation, and attribute to him an entirely perfect use of the wisdom that is demonstrated in His creation and sustainment of this universe. And, when we do not get it right the first time, we repent, adjust, and engage again.

I think — Without creation, the wisdom of God would (most likely) remain forever hidden within his divine presence, never to be known by us. But, through his creation, we can see his glory, the wisdom of his choices, and the respect his power to exercise wisdom. Praise God. And God saw all things he made and behold it was incredibly good. Proverbs 17:24 says “A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.”  Proverbs 16:16 says “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!”

So, here is ‘the rest of the story’ — A few weeks ago, while in our Saturday morning group, we were chattering about something, and I blurted out I would love to have a road map of how my life was going to proceed. Several of you demonstrated Proverb 11:14, there is wisdom in the council of many. Y’all jumped right on that foolish statement of mine and pointed out if we knew what God’s path was going to be, the alpha male in us would clearly be making suggestions as to a better way to get something done then what God had chosen for us. As soon as I heard that assessment, I yielded. The council of many. God’s wisdom. Amen. Some people engage their mouth long before they engage their mind.

Later that day I bumped into this quote from AW Tozer. “There is a better way to live. We should repudiate our own wisdom and take instead the infinite wisdom of God. Our insistence upon seeing ahead is natural enough, but it is a real hindrance to our spiritual progress. God has charged himself with a full responsibility for our eternal happiness and stands ready to take over management of our lives the moment we turn to him in faith.”  To quote the TV chef – BAM!

Finally, here is ‘the promise of God’ — He will not leave the blind in a path they have not known: He will make darkness into light; setting crooked things straight. These things He will do for us; He will not forsake us (implied in Isaiah 42:16). This is a strong hint of how God applies his wisdom to each of us.

Daniel 2:46 says — King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel, paid him honor, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.” We all know what happened to ‘King Nebbie,’ he went from living within God’s kindness to eating grass in the wild. Pay attention to your surroundings. Know the difference between eating from the king’s table and eating off the floor. Allow Jesus to lift you up off the floor.

I choose Jesus.