Proverbs 10:8–9

"The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall."

 

 

"The wise are glad to be instructed." What is the best way to be instructed? God's Word. Whenever you come to his Word, be open to hearing his instruction. Live according to what he shows you, and you will live with integrity. Your footing will be sure as you go through life, your way clear and straight, not crooked. You'll be unlikely to fall flat on your face. If you need wisdom in any area of your life, seek godly instruction from others as well. Then you will enjoy all the blessings that wisdom brings.

Matthew 17:19–20

"Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, 'Why couldn't we cast out that demon?' 'You don't have enough faith,' Jesus told them. 'I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.'"

 

 

The disciples could not cast out the demon because they did not have enough faith. Yet it's not a matter of quantity or size—a mustard-seed-sized faith will do. So what does "enough faith" mean? Perhaps it's what one has faith in that is the key. Jesus had just told them that they couldn't have their own agenda and be true followers. Perhaps the disciples were combining God's way with their way. It doesn't work that way. Faith is being fully sold out to God's agenda. Then nothing is impossible. Miracles can happen because God is the one doing it.

Exodus 2:11–12, 16–17

"Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand. …"Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father's flocks. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks."

 

 

Way before God called Moses to rescue his people from Pharaoh's cruelty, Moses was a rescuer. He tried to rescue his fellow Hebrews. He rescued the girls who drew water. God created him with this bent toward rescuing, and God later used it in a mighty way. "Rescue" was the verb that defined Moses. What verb defines you? What you do naturally is what God will use to accomplish his purposes through you