The Weapon is Prayer

Power of God’s Word in Prayer- God’s word is our greatest weapon we

have against the enemy.

Wisdom Shared:  This week I began a personal Bible Study with 

Teacher and Author Lysa TerKeurst founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries... I highly recommend this on-line-bible-study.

The Book title;  It's Not Supposed to Be This Way ... Life is a journey and process of one life experience after the other.  Life has its disappointments, life has its cause and effects,  its hurts, its disillusionment  but it is in our faith, hope, trust and commitment to God the Father that leads us through the storms of life hopefully we learn the lesson in the hardship and become better, stronger, wiser in order to walk along someone who is going through a storm, tragedy or crisis.  In all honesty, I can attest to the many hardships and disappointments in life...I've suffered many hardships, many disappointments and disillusionment ... But one thing stands out in my mind, Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever! It is in that hope that never disappoints, it is in that very hope that equips me to get through the day, the week, the month ...the season.   

 

The Tools for Battle:

Jesus gives us a wonderful example  in Matthew 4 – TheTemptation in The Wilderness…

We are to put on The Full Armor of God each day.  Begining the first

day of the month we will be praying for wisdom through the Proverbs.

Proverbs Chapter 1 gives an overview for the purpose and application

of the godly wisdom of The book of Proverbs.  As we are nearing the

end of the year it will be a blessing to visit the wisdom of God's

word in Proverbs to equip and empower us for every good word God has

called us to.

Proverbs 1

Prologue: Purpose and Theme

 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

 2 for attaining wisdom and discipline;

       for understanding words of insight;

 3 for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,

       doing what is right and just and fair;

 4 for giving prudence to the simple,

       knowledge and discretion to the young-

 5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,

       and let the discerning get guidance-

 6 for understanding proverbs and parables,

       the sayings and riddles of the wise.

 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,

       but fools [a] despise wisdom and discipline.

Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against Enticement

 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction

       and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

 9 They will be a garland to grace your head

       and a chain to adorn your neck.

 10 My son, if sinners entice you,

       do not give in to them.

 11 If they say, "Come along with us;

       let's lie in wait for someone's blood,

       let's waylay some harmless soul;

 12 let's swallow them alive, like the grave, [b]

       and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

 13 we will get all sorts of valuable things

       and fill our houses with plunder;

 14 throw in your lot with us,

       and we will share a common purse"-

 15 my son, do not go along with them,

       do not set foot on their paths;

 16 for their feet rush into sin,

       they are swift to shed blood.

 17 How useless to spread a net

       in full view of all the birds!

 18 These men lie in wait for their own blood;

       they waylay only themselves!

 19 Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;

       it takes away the lives of those who get it.

Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom

 20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street,

       she raises her voice in the public squares;

 21 at the head of the noisy streets [c] she cries out,

       in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:

 22 "How long will you simple ones [d] love your simple ways?

       How long will mockers delight in mockery

       and fools hate knowledge?

 23 If you had responded to my rebuke,

       I would have poured out my heart to you

       and made my thoughts known to you.

 24 But since you rejected me when I called

       and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

 25 since you ignored all my advice

       and would not accept my rebuke,

 26 I in turn will laugh at your disaster;

       I will mock when calamity overtakes you-

 27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,

       when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,

       when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

 28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer;

       they will look for me but will not find me.

 29 Since they hated knowledge

       and did not choose to fear the LORD,

 30 since they would not accept my advice

       and spurned my rebuke,

 31 they will eat the fruit of their ways

       and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

 32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,

       and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

 33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety

       and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Acronym to Memorize Actions: PAM

Prayer
Application
Meditation

• Power of Prayer: Prayer is a matter of sacrifice; commitment and we

are encouraged to pray and be devoted watchful and thankful over our

prayers.

• Power of Application: God strengthens those whose hearts are fully

committed to him; 2 Chronicles 16:9

• Power of Meditation: Meditation creates memorization, Do not let

this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and

night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then

you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,

Love in Christ, Jennifer Pettiford