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THURSDAY MAY 28


I'M STUMPED

READ:
2 Cor. 1:3 NIV
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I am afraid that...
your minds may
somehow be led
astray from your
sincere and pure
devotion to Christ.
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The riddle stumped me: What is greater than God__and more evil than the devil? The poor have it. The rich need it. and if you eat it you will die.

I missed the solution by allowing my mind to be distracted from the obvious answer: "Nothing."

That riddle reminds me of another test of wits that would have been far more difficult to solve when it was originally posed. an ancient wise man named Agur asked: "Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you know?" (PROV. 30:4).

Today, we know the answer to those questions. But sometimes when we're in the middle of the questions, worries, and needs of our lives we may lose sight of the obvious. The details of life can so easily distract us from the One who answers the most important riddle: Who is One with God; more powerful than the devil; the poor can have him; the rich need him; and if you eat and drink from His table, you'll never die? Jesus Christ, the Lord. __MART DEHAAN

** Father, in the details and distractions of our spiritual journey, it is so easy
to look right past You and Your Son. May we see You today in a new and
fresh way. ________________________________________________________________________________________
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Focusing on God helps us to take our eyes off our circumstance.

************************Today's Bible Reading __ Proverbs 30:1-4************************
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This
man declared to Ithiel__to Ithiel and ucal:

2 Surely I am more stupid than any man, and do not
have the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned
wisdom nor have knowledge of the Holy One.

4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has
gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a
garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? what
is His name, and what is his Son's name, if you know?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The book of Proverbs contains many pithy
sayings that promote a wise approach to life. Living by them does
not guarantee that life will always go smoothly, but taking their
advice will help avoid unnecessary problems. Proverbs 30 is slightly
different in that it is prefaced by a reflection on the wisdom of the
Lord. By introducing the Lord in the beginning of his reflection,
Agur acknowledges that he has not "mastered human wisdom"
(v. 3 NLT) and suggests that all wisdom is from the Lord.