Gaining God Knowledge
Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God... ~ Proverbs 1:7 (MSG)
Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven’t stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. ~ Colossians 1:9 (MSG)
KEY IDEA:
God gives to receptive people a thorough understanding of his ways.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for teaching me. You are generous with your wisdom. I, however, am slow to learn.
I think it is because I don't feel like I am in a rush. Please grant to me a sense of urgency so that I can develop deep godly wisdom during my life. I want what you want -- that I'd become wise -- filled with the knowledge of Christ. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
