Pearls of Wisdom

God’s Word is full of Him, Who is Wisdom. Jesus is spoken of as the Wisdom of God. In the Bible the book of Proverbs is a definite book of wisdom, which is to be studied. This page is dedicated to bringing the wisdom of God’s Word to you so that you may find daily wisdom for your own life.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! When we say Merry Christmas, we are literally saying: Have joy at the celebration of the Anointed One and His anointing.

Before the foundation of the world Father, Son and Holy Spirit made a decision that Jesus would come into this world as a baby with the purpose of redeeming all of mankind from the ravages of sin and restoring them to their rightful position as children of Almighty God. Hallelujah! What a Savior! He came! He conquered! He rose! He is coming back!

Shalom! Immanuel is with us! God is with us always, even unto the end!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Eve of Jesus' Birth

Today is Christmas Eve, the day before we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. I want to highlight a few of the scriptures in Luke for our meditation. What a beautiful time this is, when people of Christ celebrate with joy His first coming and look forward to His second coming.

Luke 1:26,27,28, 37,38, 46, 47
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth.
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

A decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed and Joseph with Mary journeyed to the city of David, Bethlehem, to be taxed.
Luke 2: 6,7
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds in the field; the glory of God shone around them and they were afraid.
Luke 2:10,11,12,13,14
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

The shepherds went and they saw Jesus and returned home, praising and glorifying God for everything they saw and heard.

We also today should magnify the Lord and rejoice in God our Savior.
We praise and glorify God for everything we see and hear in the spirit. We are blessed as no other generation has been blessed. Much has been revealed to us.

LET US REJOICE!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Delivered From Destruction

Psalm 107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.

Here in Psalm 107:20 God very specifically tells us that we have been delivered (past tense) from destruction and made whole. He tells us how He did it. He sent His Word. We can look at that in two ways. He sent His Word, Jesus, Who is called the Word. He is the living Word. He sent His Word, the living, breathing Bible which is made alive by the Holy Spirit. I believe in my heart that both meanings are applied here.

The word healed in this passage means cure, make whole. The word destruction is pitfall. God is saying to us that we have been delivered from every pitfall, every destruction that satan would send our way. We have already been delivered before we even encounter it. What a way to live! Living in the deliverance mode!

If you look up the word destruction or destroy in the dictionary you find that it means to lay waste, to ruin, to bring to naught, to annihilate, to kill, to take away to cause to cease, to put to an end. In other words God has already delivered you and me from anything that would lay waste and put an end to our lives, our dreams, our finances, our health, our families, our marriages. Whatever it is that is formed against you as a weapon has already been destroyed before it is even wielded against you. Wow! That is good news!

Then in the same chapter in verse 2 we read this:
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary.

You are I have been redeemed from the curse of the law, from everything that would destroy us. What are we supposed to do about that redemption? Say so. Say: I have been redeemed from the curse of the law. I have been redeemed from destruction. I have been redeemed from any plan the devil would send against me. I’m the redeemed of the Lord and I say so! I have been delivered from destruction. I have been delivered from the hand (the power, the strength) of the enemy (one opposed to me who has enmity against me, that is, the devil).

I’M THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD AND I SAY SO! GOD SENT HIS WORD AND MADE ME WHOLE AND I HAVE BEEN DELIVERED FROM DESTRUCTION!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Holy Spirit Directed

Based on Galatians 5:16,18, 22-25, Amplified Bible, let’s make a good confession to start our week as we are heading toward Christmas. The Holy Spirit takes the stress out of our lives and puts everything in the right perspective as we bake and buy gifts and put up decorations and wrap presents. We must remember that the gifts represent the Perfect Gift. The baking represents the bread of life who is the sweetness of Heaven, Jesus Himself. The decorations represent the beauty of our Lord. The wrapping of presents represent our Lord Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes to be presented to the world as the most beautiful gift of all.

I am born again.
Therefore, I have the Holy Spirit living in me, with all His fruit or the forces of His Spirit residing in my spirit.
I walk and live habitually controlled by and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Then I will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of my flesh, my human nature without God.
I am guarded, led by the Holy Spirit.
I belong to Christ Jesus, the Messiah, and have crucified the flesh, my godless human nature, with its passions and appetites and desires.
I live by the Holy Spirit and walk by the Spirit.
By the power of the Holy Spirit I have my life in God; I go forward walking in line, my conduct controlled by the Spirit.

Now, take a moment, take a deep breath, and think about Jesus, the reason we celebrate Christmas, His birthday. He will put all things into perspective this holiday season. Stop, consider Him, give your day to Him and He will help you to do all things well and in a peaceful state.

I AM HOLY SPIRIT DIRECTED TODAY!

Thursday, December 09, 2010

In My Father's House

I am sure that many of you are familiar with the scripture in John 14:2 where Jesus told us that in His Father’s house are many mansions. If it were not so, He would have told us otherwise. He has gone and prepared a place for us. He said that He would come again and receive us to Himself, that where He is, there we may be also.

In Hebrews 3:6 we read that Christ is faithful over His own Father’s house as a Son and Master of it. It is we who are now members of that house, if we hold our joyful and exultant confidence and sense of triumph in our hope in Christ.

As I looked at these two verses yesterday, which are very much connected, God showed me something about Father’s house and mansions.

House here is the Greek word oikia which means residence, abode and by implication, family. It is from the Greek word oikos which means dwelling.

Mansion is mone which comes from meno which means a staying, that is, residence, abode, mansion; to stay in a given place, state, relation or expectancy.

What we see here is that Jesus was telling us. Where My Father lives, there are many residences for us as His family. We will dwell in them with Him in the place that He has prepared for us. Jesus has promised us that He will come again and receive us to Himself. Where He is, we may be also.

We are the Father’s house also. God dwells in us and we dwell in Him. Where He is, we are as His children. Our little brain finds it hard to wrap around this truth. We are with Him right now in heaven. He is with us right now on earth. We are together. This is why we can hold our joy and confidence and triumph firm to the end. Our hope is in Christ, the Anointed One and His anointing, His power, His ability. He is our hope. He is our dwelling place.

WE ARE IN OUR FATHER’S HOUSE RIGHT NOW BY VIRTUE OF BEING IN CHRIST JESUS!

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Praise Him!

Revelation is the last book in the Bible and the book describing what is going to be happening in the end of time as we know it. In that book is some powerful praise unto God. Today, let’s praise Him with His Word from Revelation exalting His power and His glory.

Revelation 4:11
You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for You have created all things and for Your pleasure they are and were created.
That’s me, Lord. You created me for Your pleasure. I bring you great pleasure. I praise You. You are worthy to receive all the glory, all the honor, all the power. You are my great and awesome Creator. Thank You!

Revelation 7:12
So be it!
Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto my God forever and ever!
So be it!
I am in You, God. That means that Your blessing and Your glory and Your wisdom and Your thanksgiving (the way You give thanks) and Your honor and Your power and Your might are in me. Thank You, God! So be it!

Revelation 11:17
I give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, Omnipotent (all-powerful) One, Who is and Who was and Who is to come. You have taken to Yourself Your great power; You have assumed the high sovereignty and the great power that are Yours. And You have reigned.
O Lord God Almighty, you are reigning in my life. You have assumed Your position of high sovereignty and great power in my life. I give You thanks because You are the All-Powerful, Omnipotent God of my life.

Revelation 19:1
Hallelujah! Praise to You Lord!
Salvation and glory (splendor and majesty) and power (dominion and authority) belong to You, my God!

FOR YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY ARE WORTHY OF ALL MY PRAISE AND ADORATION!

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Dream and Look Beyond

What do you see today? What are you seeing with your physical eyes? A better question would be this: What are you seeing with your spiritual eyes? Do you see misery or joy? Do you see lack or abundance? Do you see rejection or love? Do you see death or life? What do you see?

God told Abraham and Joseph and Isaac and many in the Bible to look beyond where they were, to see the wonderful plan He had for them. At the time He spoke to them He was basically saying this: Look beyond where you are right now in your present circumstances to what I have for you.

Dare to dream big dreams. Dare to have a impossible goal. Dare to believe you can achieve the vision God has placed before your eyes.

How do you know it is a God dream? The Bible tells us to delight ourselves in the Lord and He will give us the desires of our hearts. DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD! He will do the rest. He will give you the dream. He will place the desires in your heart. He will give you the vision. THEN, He will place you in the right place at the right time with the right people, time after time, to achieve that dream. Step by step and precept upon precept, one by one, God will fulfill that dream.

What is our task? To Delight, to dream, and to look beyond our earthly confinements to His heavenly reality.

What God has placed in your heart is there to be fulfilled. DREAM AND LOOK BEYOND!

Monday, December 06, 2010

Give Voice

You and I as human beings on this earth were given a voice to speak intelligible words that communicate understanding. Animals can only meow or bark or moo or neigh or bray or crow or squeak. They have a limited means of communicating, even though they do communicate even with their movements and scent. BUT we humans have been given a gift by God to create by our words. What an honor! What a privilege! What a blessing!

Every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every month of every year, we are giving voice to our thoughts, putting them into words. We can either give voice to our circumstances and feelings or we can give voice to God’s Word. We have been given that choice. Wow!

God’s Word is so beautiful. It is the essence of everything we will need, whether it is health and healing, financial wealth, Godly relationships, strong families or a vibrant life. It is all there for us in God’s Word. He has made provision for every area of our lives. He has presented us with His Word so that we can give voice to His goodness and love not only for ourselves but also for others. He has given us His Word to paint a picture of the Blessing all the time in this earth for us and for others.

What are you giving voice to today? The world around us is speaking doom and gloom. We must speak life and hope and faith. And the place we start is with ourselves and those around us. GIVE VOICE TO GOD’S WORD!