Each day Devotionals for Girls – At present’s Encouraging Phrase from Scripture
A Prayer for Discernment in Our Info Age
By Laura Bailey
Bible Studying:
“Be warned, my son, of something along with them. Of creating many books, there isn’t a finish, and far research wearies the physique.” Ecclesiastes 12:12 NIV
Learn or Hear Beneath:
We began gathering a number of years in the past to debate the books we’ve learn, are studying, and need to learn. Over time, the dialog has morphed from our “present reads” to deeper discussions about households, life, and religion. As avid readers, these girls are educated about many matters. However what I like essentially the most about my candy sisters in Christ is the ebook they learn essentially the most: God’s Phrase.
We dwell in a time after we can simply discover solutions to questions reminiscent of who the tenth U.S. president was, methods to prune a rose, which make-up fits oily pores and skin, and the place our highschool crush lives inside seconds. Whereas the accessibility of data might be helpful, there are occasions when limitless knowledge publicity might be detrimental.
Take the examples above. You don’t have to depart your home to assist your third-grader with their venture; that’s a win! After a number of scrolls by means of the web, discovering that roses are a variety of work can prevent money and time; that’s a superb factor! Should you can shortly discover the suitable merchandise in your pores and skin with out spending hours scrolling by means of social media and buying stuff you don’t want, that may be good! Maybe it’s simply an harmless seek for somebody in our previous, however that data is probably going one thing we don’t want to know.
The Apostle Paul tells the church of Corinth that there are issues that we could also be allowed to do, however that doesn’t imply they’re helpful for us ( 1 Corinthians 10:23). put, simply because we are able to doesn’t imply we should always. Solomon shares this identical sentiment in discussing humanity’s quest for data, “Be warned, my son, of something along with them. Of creating many books there isn’t a finish, and far research wearies the physique.” ( Ecclesiastes 12: 12 NIV)
Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived ( 1 Kings 3:12); his knowledge, which was accompanied by discernment, was a blessing from God, a present. And but, although Solomon had divine knowledge, he spent a lot of his life making an attempt to develop his earthly data. Solomon studied, learn, and labored tirelessly to grasp humanity and discover the solutions to all his questions. Solomon fell for the traditional lie that he might be like God; if he had simply acquired extra data, he can be, not less than, all-knowing on this facet of heaven. And but, we see within the ebook of Ecclesiastes that Solomon’s relentless quest for data didn’t make him extra clever; actually, it typically led to a extra profound feeling of inadequacy and confusion.
Solomon warns us of the pitfalls of data overload. There may be nothing unsuitable with studying books or gleaning data from human authors; God has gifted many writers to share phrases of encouragement. However, our major supply of data gathering that results in knowledge needs to be from God’s Phrase. Earlier than you might be tempted to scour the net, scroll by means of media, or search by means of books in your pursuit of solutions to your questions, begin by asking the Lord for discernment as you prioritize godly knowledge over earthly data.
Let’s Pray:
Heavenly Father, we’re so grateful to serve a God who’s all-knowing, omnipotent, and all-present in and over our lives. After we are tempted to tackle the attributes that you simply alone have the authority to carry, allow us to keep in mind that You’re the Creator, and we’re the created. We ask, Lord, that you simply grant us, like Solomon, the present of knowledge and discernment. Might we rightfully use the present of data to deliver You glory and honor and fulfill your functions on this planet. Lord, information us on our quests for answer-seeking and assist us decide if our seek for data is in the end helpful or detrimental to us. After we are tempted to eat extra, allow us to pause and ask, “Simply because we are able to, does that imply we should always?” Thanks in your grace and mercy. We love You. In Jesus’ identify, Amen.
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She lives in Upstate South Carolina along with her husband and three younger women, the place she serves as director of ladies’s ministries at her church. Her ardour is instructing the Bible to ladies, equipping them to dwell with an everlasting perspective. Invite Laura to talk at your subsequent occasion or study extra: www.LauraRBailey.com
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