Hi Lyn,
That is good news. Praise the Lord. I am so happy for you.
Virgie and lady Hoshi
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www.vunderwood.ktostemtech.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyn and Triston Hunt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: God's Old Friend
> Brad,
>
> Thanks for sharing this piece on wisdom. I appreciated this. Triston and
> I delete a lot of the mail though because right now the E. church is very
> high traffic so ifI miss any of what you all are saying, I appologize, but
> there is al ot again. Oh, and by the way. I have a praise report!!!!!!!
> I got a letter from the IRS. I had a rather large debt to them and after
> I had been working on trying to either settle it or get a hardship from
> them because I am now only on disability, I got a lettero n Monday that
> sayd according to federal law you have to pay this debt. I had sent all
> information they had asked me for, and besides that, I had also received a
> letter last month stating that they are stil working on it. so, I assumed
> that was the end of it and I would have to go to them and straighten it
> out. But, on Saturday after much prayer and wondering what the right thing
> would be to do, I got another letter stating that they are not going to
> collect the debt. the funny part of this is that they always say if your
> financial status changes you ahve to pay it back and I always think to
> myself I wish it would. I would be glad to have the monkey off my back.
> But I am so greatful to God for taking care of us yet one more time.
> Praise the name of Jesus!!!!!!!!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:36 PM
> Subject: God's Old Friend
>
>
> I'm sure you've heard the phrase.
>
> "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day.
> Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".
>
> What would you call that phrase? A fishing tip? Lesson? A lesson on
> giving
> perhaps. Or maybe a lesson on how teaching is better than giving or how
> giving is lesser a gift than teaching? Reading it at face value perhaps
> all
> the above, but reading it with understanding, it is called wisdom.
> Translated in today's language we might call it just being smart, using
> common sense, being practical minded, thinking ahead, and time management
> or saving time. There is no such thing as saving time, it passes through
> our existence like an invisible road we travel on and it is impossible to
> save it. We can make better use of it, but we can not save it, speed it up
> or slow it down. Wisdom is the chief manager of our time and when reading
> God's proverb below we find it is much more than a time management tool.
> It
> is a way to gain favor with God, with men, with our spouses, with our
> children and with our business acquaintances, it is a way for us to find
> financial sustenance in life here on Earth, it is a tool given us and it
> is
> a tool that is implored as well as instructed to be used. It is the answer
> to our problems we encounter here on Earth; it was and is one of God's
> oldest friends. Wisdom is always truth and never lies or deceives, it will
> never lead you astray from God's will for your life or your situation. It
> calls out everywhere we go, standing in each of our situations, nearly
> jumping up and down pointing to itself with eagerness trying to pull our
> focus off the dilemma that has got our attention. In any situation we
> encounter in life on Earth, and I mean any situation, wisdom is there to
> help you, simply look for it. It is a gift, a tool, a shield and a weapon,
> a friend, a life jacket, a rope, a ladder, and plenty more aliases but it
> will always be known as wisdom and it will always be there for you. If you
> are in need of help, of course pray, seek God for peace and direction but
> also know that he has written his spiritual Word of wisdom for you to seek
> counsel that will confirm and support what you've heard from God. If what
> you've heard from God does not match His Word, you have not heard from God
> but the enemy, the angel of light trying to deceive you. God tells us in
> His Word that we are His sheep and the sheep know the voice of the
> shepherd. We know the voice when we open our ears and listen on a regular
> basis and His voice has been written for us as well. Dangerous is the time
> when we feel we can hear from him without the confirmation of His Word.
> Even a Parrot has the innate ability to mimic and imitate what he hears to
> a point you will reach for a phone thinking it has rung, open a door to
> let
> a dog in that is not waiting to come in but standing there looking at you
> from the couch, and so should we be aware of the enemy imitating the voice
> of God. Even the elect will be deceived in the latter days. His Word does
> not change, and as Jesus said not one dot or dash will be rendered
> obsolete
> until he returns. I think we can rely on His Word as a guide and anchor to
> what our spiritual ears hear. He thought wisdom for us to consider today
> so important that he dedicated an entire book to it with a host of
> information that is applicable today just as it was thousands of years
> ago.
> That in itself is an amazing thing. But as should always be the case, do
> not take my or any other man's word for it, read for yourself how wisdom
> is
> here to serve and help you today.
>
> The Commendation of Wisdom
>
> Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? On top of the
> heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; Beside
> the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she
> cries out: "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men."O
> naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom."Listen,
> for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal
> right
> things. "For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination
> to
> my lips."All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is
> nothing crooked or perverted in them. "They are all straightforward to him
> who understands, And right to those who find knowledge."Take my
> instruction
> and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. "For wisdom is
> better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her."I,
> wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. "The
> fear
> of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the
> perverted mouth, I hate."Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am
> understanding, power is mine. "By me kings reign, And rulers decree
> justice. "By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. "I love
> those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. "Riches
> and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. "My fruit is
> better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest
> silver.
> "I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
> To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.
> "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of
> old. "From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the
> earliest times of the earth. "When there were no depths I was brought
> forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. "Before the
> mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; While He had
> not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world.
> "When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle
> on the face of the deep, When He made firm the skies above, When the
> springs of the deep became fixed, When He set for the sea its boundary So
> that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the
> foundations of the earth; Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And
> I
> was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, Rejoicing in
> the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. "Now
> therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways.
> "Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. "Blessed is the man
> who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
> "For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. "But he
> who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death."
>
>
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