The Road Before You: Choices

-Rural Iowa

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-Read the Bible for God's Wisdom

-Read God's Word, the Bible, to learn of Him

-Choosing Obedience to Honor God
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Psalm 11:10

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever."

Proverbs 1:7

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

Fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Prov 2:6

"For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding."

Prov 11:2

"When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom."

Prov 15:33

"The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility."

Matthew 7:24-27

 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

Romans 11:33-36

"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? 

Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again?

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. 

To Him be the glory forever. Amen."

Ephesians 1:15-23

"For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. 

These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."

Colossians 4:5-6

"Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person."

James 1:2-6

"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,  knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind."

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 May the LORD be glorified by our choices!

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