Memorise: The way of life is
above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. Proverbs 15:24
Read: Proverbs 10:8-14 (KJV)
10:8 The wise in
heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:9 He that walketh
uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10:10 He that winketh
with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:11 The mouth of a
righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:12 Hatred stirreth
up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
10:13 In the lips of
him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him
that is void of understanding.
10:14 Wise men lay up
knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Message
There
is a relationship between wisdom and Joy. We see this truth in Ecclesiastes 8:1b:
The
reason why the wise possess joy is that they work to bring joy to the people
around them and not to themselves alone (2nd Corinthians 2:3). Who then are the
wise? Proverbs
10:8a answers this question:
Open Heavens For Today - February 28 2018
“The wise in heart will receive
commandments;”
It
takes wisdom and humility of heart for a man to abide by the commandments of
God. Alas, these two are in short supply in today’s world. No wonder joy is
fast becoming a scarce commodity. For a lot of people in the world today, God’s
commandments are no longer an issue to be considered. Liberal theologians are
busy convincing the gullible that the commandments of God are obsolete,
moribund and out of fashion. They argue that the only way to sustain the
Christian faith is to abandon the commandments of God as reinforced by Jesus
Christ in the gospels. The message of the Bible is being over-contextualized to
the point that we have many varieties of beliefs and practices in the Body of
Christ today. It’s presented as if when God was giving His commandments, He did
not have the whole world in mind. We must admit the truth that when Jesus
Christ was teaching His disciples, He was preparing them to evangelise the
world. He could therefore not have sent them out to different parts of the
world to teach a spiritual curriculum that is different from what He had
already taught them as recorded in the gospels. This is the testimony of one of
His disciples about their message to the whole world in 1st John 1:3:
Open Heavens 28 February 2018: [Wednesday] daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Joy to the wise
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and
truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”
OPEN HEAVEN 28 FEBRUARY 2018 (Wednesday) – Joy to the wise
A
hymn writer’s advice would suffice as the crux of the message for today’s
devotional: “Trust and obey; for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus; but
to trust, and obey.” Only the fear of God, which produces adherence to His
commandments, can give you joy unspeakable and make you full of His glory. Be wise
today.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the
spirit of wisdom that will produce my desired joy in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heavens
Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General
Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest
evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
Sing hymn 4
When we walk with the Lord in
the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our
way!
While we do His good will, He
abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and
obey.
Trust
and obey, for there’s no other
Way
To be
happy in Jesus, but to trust
and
obey.
Not a shadow can rise, not a
cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it
away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh
or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and
obey.
Not a burden we bear, not a
sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly
repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a
frown
or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and
obey.
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