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Proverbs 1 – Empowered to Reign in Life

Jul28

Good day everyone and welcome back to my channel where I blog a chapter of the bible a day

Today we are revisiting the book of Proverbs, starting from chapter 1

The very first verse caught my attention. It says: “Here are kingdom revelations, words to live by, and words of wisdom given to empower you to reign in life, written as proverbs by Israel’s King Solomon, David’s son”.(Proverbs 1:1 TPT)

There is so much to unpack from the book of proverbs that will help us reign and have dominion here on earth.

In the first 5 verses of this chapter, reading from the TPT version, I could find 10 benefits of studying and living our day to day lives by the words found in the book of proverbs.

  1. Words of wisdom to empower us reign in life
  2. Revelation of wisdom
  3. Impartation of Spiritual Understanding
  4. Keys to unlock treasures of true knowledge
  5. Discipline to demonstrate wisdom in every relationship
  6. Discipline to choose what is right and fair
  7. Great skill to teach the immature and make them wise,
  8. It will give youth the understanding of their design and destiny.
  9. Wise will be wiser
  10. It will help acquire brilliant strategies for leadership.

Point 5, 7 & 10 blew my mind…. if you need to understand you design – how God made you and for what purpose, just study proverbs. You want to understand your destiny, study proverbs. You are a leader, and you want to lead Gods way, study proverbs. You want to understand how to navigate the relationships God has placed in your life, study proverbs. Whatever stage you are in life and wherever you find yourself, the answers you need is in the book of proverbs!!!!

Verse 7 is a popular verse we often quote but I like how the TPT version puts it

“We cross the threshold of true knowledge when we live in obedient devotion to God. Stubborn know-it-alls will never stop to do this, for they scorn true wisdom and knowledge”. (Prov 1:7 TPT)

True knowledge stems from obedience to God, having a deep reverence of Him and submission to Him. God himself is the source of knowledge, so who best to teach us everything we need to know about knowledge / wisdom than Him.

Verses 8–19 depict a father advising his child not to give in to peer pressure or follow friends into negative behavior, regardless of how appealing it might appear. Harmful actions can sometimes be disguised to seem positive, making them easy to fall for if one is not cautious. Thank God we have a loving father who constantly instructs us and guide us in the right way to go. The question is are you listening and are you willing to be led by the one who knows it all and is the source of all wisdom?

God is the source of wisdom and the only one who can give true wisdom. He is always ready to give us wisdom. In verse 23, we see the invitation of wisdom, calling us to come back to our sense.

“Come back to your senses and be restored to reality. Don’t even think about refusing my rebuke! Don’t you know that I’m ready to pour out my spirit of wisdom upon you and bring to you the revelation of my words that will make your heart wise?” (Proverbs 1:23 TPT)

God wants to pour out on us all the spirit of wisdom thereby making our hearts wise. This wisdom pursuit is not just on the outside; it has to start from the inside.

Verse 33 tells us what those who heed to the invitation of wisdom will enjoy.

 “But the one who always listens to me will live undisturbed in a heavenly peace. Free from fear, confident and courageous, that one will rest unafraid and sheltered from the storms of life.” (Proverbs 1:33 TPT)

God is inviting us to come learn from Him. He is understanding, He is wisdom and He is knowledge. His way is the only sure way we can live a safe and peaceful life.

This is the daily invitation: to let wisdom be our companion, guiding us through every season, every relationship, every decision, until our lives become a living testimony to the beauty and power of God

Are you ready to heed the call?

1 Samuel 1 -Faith in the midst of adversity

Jan9

​Good evening y’all!!! Happy new year !!! 🙂

I’m glad to be back blogging with Good morning girls. We are blogging through the book of 1 Samuel a chapter a day. For more info, check out the blog from Courtney at Good Morning Girls – Intro to Book of 1 Samuel 

Today we are focusing on 1 Samuel chapter 1. I pray you are blessed as you read In Jesus’s Name. Amen 🙂

Hannah was married to a God fearing man named Elkanah. She happens to be one of two wives. We are not sure if she’s the 1st or 2nd wife but what we do know about her, is that she was a woman scorned with reproach. She was constantly mocked and looked down upon by her rival wife because she had no children. Her husband truly loved her. He hated seeing her sad and even told her that is he not worth more than 10 sons to her (v8).

She constantly went to the Passover feast with her husband and other wife year on year to offer sacrifices to God. Hannah didn’t go about living in self pity or calling friends to start a pity party rather she spent her time and energy seeking the one and only true God whom she knew could change her story from barrenness to fruitfulness.

She poured out her heart to God to the extent that the priest thought she was drunk but when he found out she was praying he blessed her. She made a vow to God to give him the child he gives her. Indeed she kept her vow to God and dedicated Samuel to God. 

From her life we learn the lessons below –

1) We need to acknowledge Gods sovereignty over our lives – The bible says “The Lord closed her womb”. She knew God had control over everything, He could decide to keep her womb shut forever or open it whenever He pleases.

2) We need to acknowledge Gods goodness – Hannah didn’t blame her circumstance on God. She wasn’t bitter towards God, rather she was constantly seeking His face. It was never mentioned in the bible
that she blamed God for her situation.  

3) We need to be persistent and continue in the ways of God even in the midst of adversity – Verse 3 tells us Hannah kept on going to Shiloh year after year. Hannah could have easily turned her back on God and refused to continue in the ways He commanded them just because God hasn’t answered her prayer.

4) We need to remain focused and not take offense when people misjudge or mistreat us – Hannah kept her focus on God, she refused  to be distracted and didn’t take offense even when Peninnah kept taunting her about her barrenness and when Eli accused her of being drunk. Rather than take offense, she explained her situation to him which in turn resulted in Eli blessing her.

5) We can be open and honest with God regards our feelings – Hannah poured out her heart to God in prayer.

“Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord” (v10 NLT)

“Oh no, sir!” she replied.
“I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very
discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord” (v15 NLT)

Some of us are good at pouring out her hearts to man whose help is limited but the one who has unlimited help, we struggle to open up to Him. We pretend everything is okay….

6) Our trust and confidence should not be in our ourselves or our ability or other people. It should be in God. Ps 62:5  says “Let all that I am wait quietly before God,for my hope is in him” (NLT)

7) We need to praise God even in the midst of adversity while we are waiting on him – After she had poured out her heart to God, the bible tells us she left with joy. Eli the priest, gave her a word and Hannah believed instantly. She keyed into the blessing in faith. She didn’t start
doubting God or wondering why this year will be different, considering
she had been coming year on year, rather she held on to the word and she
went home happy, praising God knowing He is able to fulfill His Word.

I pray we all strive to have a heart that trusts and holds on to God both in the good and bad times…a heart that seeks to please Him at all times. In Jesus’s Name. Amen

Thanks for joining today.  Pls feel free to share your thots on the chapter in the comments section.

Have a blessed evening basking in Gods goodness 🙂