The Word of God Provides

Do you want to succeed and prosper in whatever you do? Only a fool doesn’t want to succeed in life. The Word of God provides us with the wisdom we need to succeed and be a winner. Jesus said when he was tempted by the devil, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). As you study and apply the inspired Word of God to your life you can be assured of success God’s way. (Joshua 1; II Timothy 2:15, 3:16)

The book of Proverbs is called the book of Wisdom. If you want to succeed and prosper, read, study, and apply God’s words of wisdom. “Whoever walks with the wise will become wise; whoever walks with fools will suffer harm” (Proverbs 13:20 NLT). “Only the wise can give good advice, fools cannot do so” (Proverbs 15:7 NLT). “A wise person is hungry for truth, while the fool feeds on trash” (Proverbs 15:14 NLT). “The path of the wise leads to life above, they leave the grave behind” (Proverbs 15:24). For many years I have made it a daily habit to read at least one chapter form Proverbs plus my other daily scripture readings. George Washington would retire to his room each day at 9:00 pm, get his Bible, lay it open on his chair, get on his knees, and read it and pray. He would do the same at 4:00 am each day. No wonder he was such a great leader and esteemed by friend and foes alike.

We can learn much from others, especially from wise and godly men and women. For years I have jotted down in the back of my Bible quotable quotes that inspired me. Allow me to share some Quality Quotable Quotes that have helped me and may encourage and inspire you. I will add scripture references to some of them.

Rick Hubbard (astronaut and captain of Columbia): “Good things come to those who wait.”

From a mother who gave her soldier son a Bible: “This Bible will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this Bible.”

Marilyn Hickey (Bible teacher): “Today is the best day of my life because Jesus Christ lives big in me.”

Grandma: “Son, you need to hoe this here garden like you got bees in your britches. Put some energy into it!”

Sign at Cornerstone Church in Seattle, WA: “When God closes the door, He opens a window.”
Corrie ten Boom (concentration camp survivor, author, and speaker): “when I enter that beautiful city and the saints all around me appear, I hope someone will tell me, ‘It was you who invited me here.’”
“Just do it.” (Ecclesiastes 11:4)
“The Weekly Union” (Shelbyville, IL newspaper banner): “Despise not the day of small things.”

William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army): “The greatness of a man’s power is in the measure of his surrender.” (Luke 1:38)

Mom: “He’s okay. He’s just odd-turned.”
Unknown: “God made us human beings not human doings.” (Matthew 5)

Plaque that is affixed to a large rock at the edge of God’s acres (profits from which are donated to missions): “One is no failure who helps keep alive God’s truth upon earth.”

Caption on a picture of an ocean hanging on a wall of a corporate office: “CHANGE – if you’re not riding the wave of change . . . you’ll find yourself beneath it.”

Unknown (probably grandma): “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” (Psalm 24:3-6)

Bro. Jim Helton (Release through Jesus Prison Ministries): “Just pray and obey.”

Corrie ten Boom: “Our times are in His hands.” (Psalm 66:9) “Don’t wrestle, just nestle.” (Hebrews 4)

John Wesley: ‘Give me 100 men who will hate sin and nothing else and fear God and nothing else and I will change the world.”

Unknown: “Faith is the coin of the realm of the kingdom of God but it must be circulated.”

Grandpa: “You get bucked off a horse, you gotta get up, dust yourself off, and get on again or you may never ride again.”

Ernie Moen (former Illinois District Superintendent of the Assemblies of God): “A pastor’s ministry: to Lead, to Feed, to Bleed, and to Plead.”

George Mueller (man of faith who started orphanages in England and America): “The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was to have my soul happy in the Lord.”

Unknown: “Three questions before you speak – Is it kind, is it true, is it necessary.”

Sign on a church marquee: “No perfect people need apply. This is a place only for those who admit they are sinners, need grace, and want to grow.”
The Apostle Paul: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (II Corinthians 13:14).

Have you tapped in by faith to God’s grace and love? His Word of Wisdom assures us, “For by grace are you saved, by faith and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8).