Thoughts for Life: Good For You

Kirsten Holmberg- People the world over spent an estimated $98.2 billion on chocolate in 2016, The number is staggering, yet at the same time not all that surprising.

Chocolate, after all, tastes delicious and we enjoy consuming it. So the world rejoiced collectively when the sweet treat was found to have significant health benefits as well. (Google image, What to do if your dog eats chocolate)

Chocolate contains flavonoids that help safeguard the body against aging and heart disease. Never has a prescription for health been so well received or heeded (in moderation, of course!).

Solomon suggested there's another "sweet" worthy of our investment: wisdom. He recommended his son eat honey "for it is good" (Proverbs 24:13) and compared its sweetness to wisdom.

The person who feeds on God's wisdom in Scripture finds it not only sweet to the soul but beneficial for teaching and training, equipping us for "every good work" we'll need to accomplish in life (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Wisdom is what allows us to make smart choices and understand the world around us. And it's worth investing in and sharing with those we love—as Solomon wished to do for his son.

We can feel good about feasting on God's wisdom in the Bible. It's a sweet treat that we can enjoy without limit—in fact, we're encouraged to! God, thank You for the sweetness of Your Scriptures!
(Our Daily Bread, 1/2/20)

Let's pray-

Father, "I need your supernatural power, Lord, to stand strong and not surrender. Physical force won't help, because you've said the weapons of our warfare are different from those in this world. As believers, ours are powerful and can demolish strongholds and lies. These supernatural weapons originate from you. By your precious name and blood, Jesus, I'm asking you to confuse Satan and cancel his attempts to shut me and my influence down. Help me not to become discouraged or to give in when heavy times of testing come." Rebecca Barlow Jordan-

196-200 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more this week-

196- Jer. 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I have toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

197- 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

198- 2 Tim. 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of Truth."

199- Ps. 37:5 "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."

200- Ps. 71:1 "In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion"

Today's quote-

~ S. D. Gordon- "But I am very, very clear of this, and I keep swinging back to it, that in the ultimate analysis the force of using Jesus' name is that He is the victor over the traitor prince. Prayer is repeating the Victor's name into the ears of Satan and insisting upon his retreat. As one prays persistently in Jesus' name, the evil one must go. Reluctantly, angrily, he must loosen this clutches and go back."

Words of wisdom-

~ Jesus was accused of causing riots, though He never raised His voice. He did cause changes, as people were healed, were amazed at His works, and thronged to see this Man from Galilee.

~ Does your purpose for living direct you to your final destination of eternal life with Jesus? Are you learning to follow His Spirit's directions each day? Listening to Him, you'll one day live in His Presence eternally.

Today's guest post-

~ George Washington composed in a “Farewell Address” his political charge to the nation.

Washington’s address included his carefully thought out counsel to the American people as they would ensure the success of the great American experiment. He reminded them that religion and morality must remain the foundation and the fabric of our society.

Washington’s words, spoken over 200 years ago, are just as relevant to Americans today. The following is a quote:

“And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

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