Wisdom
The Lord has done
many wonderful things!
Everyone who is pleased
with God’s marvelous deeds
will keep them in mind. ~ Psalm 111:2 (CEV)
I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God. ~ Ephesians 1:17 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
One of the great things God does is to grant us wisdom and understanding.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for being so generous with wisdom and understanding. I confess, though, that I have so little of it. And I seriously doubt that it is your fault. I want to know you -- really really know you in a way that transforms me into a wise person. 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)
