Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. –Colossians 3:16
The wisdom found in God’s Word is of more value than gold. As shared in “Valuable Treasure”, we can discover God’s revealed wisdom by reading His word, sharing with others, prayer, and listening to songs from the Spirit.
This day with God, collect this valuable treasure of wisdom and organize in your thoughts so they can be shared and applied. Also, give praise to the Lord with songs like My Jesus by Anne Wilson.
We continue this day with God taking in the treasure of His Word. Collecting knowledge and wisdom and sharing the wealth with others. Growing rich in grace through Christ the Son and unifying as one. Holding on to what we know but then continuing to grow so we learn more each day of God’s love. Then living this love out by applying our faith and sharing with others.
Within Job 28, this description of mining serves the purpose of communicating how much trouble people will go through to obtain the treasures of this world. If people go through that much trouble for valuable things of this world, shouldn’t they be willing to go through much more to obtain the treasures of God’s wisdom which has value that stays in the possession of a person throughout eternity.
Technological advancement is from human ingenuity and God has made people with great skills. The only problem with technology is that it has flaws at times and there is a need to constantly change to keep up to date. The wisdom of God is divine in nature and never changes. Once you’ve connected to God, you have access to more wisdom than the internet ever thought about having and with accurate information unlike the misinformation we seem to be getting nowadays from our media.
The lesson taken from this passage for me is that the value of God’s wisdom is greater than the valuable resources like gold that a miner searches for. We can discover God’s revealed wisdom by reading His word, sharing with others, prayer, and listening to the Holy Spirit. Our goal is to collect this valuable treasure, organize it, and share it with others. That way more and more will understand and apply this wisdom.
This day with You Lord we set out to mine for Your precious resources found in Your Word. We listen now to the Holy Spirit to take in the valuable treasure. Help us to organize this treasure in our thoughts in such a way that we apply our faith and are able to effectively share with others. Amen.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. –Colossians 3:2
In “Delight in the Things of God” I noted that Job and his friends came to different conclusions even though they had the same facts because they were looking at things from two different perspectives.
The lesson for me was the need to focus on the forgiveness and kindness of God in paying our debt. Do this in order to forgive and be kind to others. There is a need to ask God to expose flaws in our thinking by going to the Him in prayer and reflecting on His Word for lessons in order to better handle the challenges of the future.
Because of Jesus, we have the Holy Spirit inside to guide us along the path and are prepared for the challenges ahead. Take inspiration from songs like Christ in Me by Jeremy Camp to help see things differently with a new perspective and fix your eyes on Christ the source of life.
One morning, I drove to work and saw a double rainbow in the sky. I got out of my truck and started walking up the hill to my office when I realized that I left my badge in my truck so I walked back to my truck and noticed the rainbow again. This time, I took a few seconds to aim my smart phone to get a shot of the rainbow. If we focus on God’s beauty, we are able to make it through anything and realize that at the end of the rainbow of life, there is a pot of gold because those who give up what’s in the world and follow Christ, receive eternal riches in the kingdom of God.
Today, I’m reading Job 27 and have noted that Job and his friends came to different conclusions even though they had the same facts. The reason I believe is because they were looking at things from two different perspectives.
We can look at the situation now knowing that Job became a target of Satan because Satan believed that God gave Job all his wealth but God knew who Job was so he allowed Job to be tested. Even though Job had walked the walk, was a family man, and a godly man, he lost everything and Job’s friends thought he was being punished by God.
One value taught today for me is that if pressured to be deceitful or ignore facts you know are true, delight in the things of God and keep His values. Have respect for authority but stand up for yourself and be a reformer for present and future generations.
There is also the value taught today about focusing on the forgiveness and kindness of God in paying our debt. Do this in order to forgive and be kind to others. Ask God to expose flaws in your thinking by going to the Him in prayer and reflecting on His Word for lessons in order to better handle the challenges of the future.
Another value taught is to give total attention to God’s instructions because obedience matters. Have faith that God knows what is best and applying this faith is what will truly be satisfying. Know the principles taught by Jesus, pray for instructions on a daily basis and follow one step at a time.
We come to You today Lord and are thankful for the signs you give to assure us about the future. It may be a rainbow, a sunrise, or sunset. Because of Jesus, we have Your Spirit inside to guide us along the path and are prepared for the challenges ahead. Today, we have opened Your Word, received some lessons, and are ready to apply Your principles in our life. Amen.
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