‘Get Wisdom.’
a) Proverbs 19:8; 24:14. It means that we love our own soul.
b) Job 35:10-11; Psalm 51:6; Isaiah 33:6. It comes from God.
c) Psalm 111:10. Through obedience to the Lord.
d) Proverbs 14:16. And be cautious.
e) Proverbs 15:33. Through fearing the Lord.
f) Proverbs 16:16. It is better than getting riches.
g) Proverbs 16:23. And we will speak wisely and persuasively.
h) Daniel 11:33. And be an instructor of many people.
i) Matthew 7:24. Through the Teaching of Jesus Christ.
j) James 3:17. Wisdom from God is:-
1-Pure.
2-Peace loving.
3-Gentle at all times.
4-Willing to yield to other people.
5-Full of Mercy.
6-Full of good deeds.
7-Never showing partiality.
8-Always sincere.
(Through this QT I am encouraged to Get Wisdom)
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‘The Comfort From God.’
2 Corinthians 1:3-12.
a) 2 Corinthians 1:3. We can Praise God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Source of every Mercy and the God Who comforts us.
b) 2 Corinthians 1:4. He Comforts us is all of our troubles so that we can comfort other people.
c) 2 Corinthians 1:4. When other people are troubled we will be able to give them the same Comfort God has given to us.
d) 2 Corinthians 1:5. We can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with His Comfort through Christ.
e) 2 Corinthians 1:6, When we are weighed down with troubles, it is for other people’s benefit and Salvation. When God Comforts us it is so that we in turn can encourage other people. We should patiently endure the same things that other people suffer.
f) 2 Corinthians 1:7. As we share in suffering we will also share in God’s Comfort.
g) 2 Corinthians 1:8-9. Through the troubles we learn to rely on God.
h) 2 Corinthians 1:10. God will Deliver us.
i) 2 Corinthians 1:11. The Power of Prayer. The Prayer of other people for us as well as our own Prayer.
j) 2 Corinthians 1:12. Be with:-
1-A clear conscience.
2-Honesty.
3-Sincerity.
4-Dependance on God’s Grace.
5-Freedom from trusting in God’s Wisdom and not our own.
6-Consistency in action.
k) 2 Corinthians 12:7. Apostle Paul’s thorn in the flesh was never identified by the Holy Spirit – it means that the phrase can fit many appropriate situations.
l) 2 Corinthians 12:8. Apostle Paul begged for the thorn to be taken away – but it was not.
m) 2 Corinthians 12:9. The Lord said to Paul that His Gracious Favour was all that Paul needed. The Lord said that His Power worked best in Paul’s weakness. Paul confessed his weaknesses and the Power of God worked through Him.
n) 2 Corinthians 12:10. Paul knew that this was all for Christ’s good, he was content with:-
1-His weaknesses.
2-Insults.
3-Hardships.
4-Persecutions.
5-Calamities.
6-The fact that when he was weak, then he was strong.
(This Second one gives me understanding of and longing for The Comfort From God)
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Chris.
God comforts us. This is an undeniable fact. Any True Believer who does not believe in the Comfort that comes from God is denying God Himself for one of the Names of God is the God of all Comfort. We can actually receive the Comfort of God through His Word and by the Holy Spirit Who is also called the Comforter.
