Joseph Prince Devotional 29 December 2022, Thursday Daily Devotional Message
Read Joseph Prince Devotional 29 December 2022 Message
TOPIC: Walk in Wisdom to Stay Safe
Get wisdom! Get understanding!…Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 4:5, 7
Joseph Prince Devotional 29 December 2022 MESSAGE
It gives me such assurance to know that the Lord can deliver us from trouble. But do you know what’s better than being delivered from trouble?
Not getting into trouble in the first place.
My dear reader, don’t just seek miracles and protection from God without seeking the wisdom from Him to stay protected and out of trouble. There are times when the challenges that we face are beyond our control. But I’ve found that often, we experience His protection when we follow the Holy Spirit and lean on His wisdom when making decisions. Every day, we need His wisdom, just as we need His protection. After all, Proverbs 4:7 tells us that “wisdom is the principal thing,” and in all our getting, we need to get wisdom.
The Bible tells us that Christ has become for us wisdom from God (see 1 Cor. 1:30). So what we really need is the Lord Jesus. We need to lean on Him and draw close to Him daily. He is our wisdom and only He can cause us to always be at the right place at the right time. I believe that many troubles and dangerous situations can be completely avoided when we don’t depend on our own wisdom and planning, but involve the Lord in all that we do (see Prov. 3:6).
Oftentimes, wisdom and divine protection work hand in hand. Knowing that we can trust God for His protection certainly does not mean that we should willfully put ourselves in precarious situations. We need to apply wisdom and heed the Lord’s leading through the wise counsel of the people around us, such as our leaders in the local church and our spouses. Proverbs 11:14 tells us, “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” For instance, if your spouse has been telling you that you have a problem with speeding, please take heed.
While there can be divine protection, do not be foolish and think that you can do whatever you want and nothing untoward will ever happen to you. I pray that as you involve the Lord and learn to walk in wisdom, you’ll begin to walk in a greater measure of peace, protection, and good success.
Thank you for reading Joseph Prince Devotional 29th December 2022, Thursday Message
Joseph Prince is the evangelist and senior pastor of New Creation Church based in Singapore. He is one of the church’s founders in 1983.
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