*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR (6)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other fi

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR (5)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other fi

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR (4)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other fi

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR (3)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other fi

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR (2)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other fi

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD IS AN INVESTOR.* *Scripture Treasure.* Matt 25:14-30. v14 *For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.* v15 *And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.* v16 *Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *COMING TO THE HOUSE OF GOD (3)* *Scripture Treasure.* Ps 34:8 *O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.* *Insight and Highlight.* Discover for yourself that the Lord is good. *Scripture Commentaries.* The psalmist teaches us that discovering who God is can only be determined by experiencing Him. Those who were glad when they said they should come into the house of God will not only be glad. They can also be glad for

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *COMING TO THE HOUSE OF GOD (2)* *Scripture Treasure.* Psalm 122:1 *I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.* *Insight and Highlight.* You should not be offended, but glad, when you are invited to come into the house of God. *Scripture Commentaries.* Coming to God's house made David happy. Some people may be offended, but David was glad. To him, it was one of his lifetime's joy found in the shared experience of faith and fel

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *COMING TO THE HOUSE OF GOD.* *Scripture Treasure.* Psalm 122:1 *I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.* *Insight and Highlight.* Are you glad to go into the house of the Lord? *Scripture Commentaries.* David shared his experience when he was invited to join the fellowship of God's people. It may not be his first time since we know him as a lover of God but it can indicate a joy and longing of a person who has a heartfelt

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *SIN IS SEEN.* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 35:22 *And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:* *Insight and Highlight.* Sin in darkness is seen and is sin *Scripture Commentaries.* Whether or not your sin is seen or uncovered, it is sin. Most people whose sins have not been uncovered live as if they did not sin. Most people think sin

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (9).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 45:2 *And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.* *Insight and Highlight.* The weakness of love is greater than the power of evil. *Scripture Commentaries.* Joseph did not only connect with his suffering, he was deeply connected with his brothers emotionally. It remains true that he could not have connected to the sufferings caused by his brothers if he did not have a deep emotiona

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (8).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 42:5-23 *And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.* *And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.* *And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake rough

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (7).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 37:8 *And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.* *Insight and Highlight.* God will not give revelations to destroy but to build! *Scripture Commentaries.* The problems of the brothers of Joseph may not have been just the dreams but the person through whom the dream came. Many h

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (6).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 42:36 *And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.* *Insight and Highlight.* The eleven stars, because of their envy, waged war with the persons they were and the persons they hoped to become. *Scripture Commentaries.* The twelve sons of Jacob called Israel became the twelve trib

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (5).* *Scripture Treasure.* 1 Chro 5:1-2 *Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.* *For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:* *Insight and Highlight.* What God would

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (4).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 37:5, 9a  *And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.* *And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more;......"* *Insight and Highlight.* Most, or if not all, dreams are killed before they are birthed because of uncontrolled tongues. *Scripture Commentaries.* It is not so good to evaluate one's good hear

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (3).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 37:21-23 *And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.* *And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.* *And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, h

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS (2).* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 37: 19-20 *And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.* *Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.* *Insight and Highlight.* A dream is vision. Do not kill it. *Scripture Commentaries.* Dreams remain one of the ways God reveals hidden things to us and, among many oth

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *THE ELEVEN STARS.* *Scripture Treasure.* Gen 37:9-11 *And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.* *And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to t

*WISDOM FOR TODAY.* *GOD (4)* *Scripture Treasure.* Matthew 28:19: *"baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit".* *Insight and Highlight.* The Father (God) gave, the Son is given and the Holy Spirit seals. *Scripture Commentaries.* Through the Holy Spirit, those who are saved unto God through Jesus Christ *".....were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the prai