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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Wisdom for You – Luke 23:1-4 Christ, a king
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU We return now to the conclusion of Luke’s Gospel. I made a break in our devotions on Luke because Easter appeared in our lives so delightfully last April, and I couldn’t bring myself to return to the trial of the Savior so soon after the celebration of his resurrection. Now that […]
God’s Word for You – Colossians 3:1-3 The three kingdoms
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU COLOSSIANS 3:1-3 This part of the letter (3:1-4:6) is about life in the all-sufficient Christ. Paul encourages us to live completely within the sphere of Christ, to put our faith to work by putting to death fleshly and earthly desires and urging the pursuit of Godly things. He says, “Whatever you […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:24-28 better to live on a corner of the roof
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:24-28 24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. There are five proverbs like this one, two where the husband would be better off up on his rooftop (here and 21:9), two where the wife’s nagging […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:20-23 vinegar on soda
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:20-23 20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, is someone who sings songs to a heavy heart. It’s tactless to try to use a happy song to cheer up someone who’s sad. In fact, it may stir up […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:15-19 eat just enough
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:15-19 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone. True patience is a virtue that few people understand. God created us to give him glory and to serve one another, but almost everyone wants to be served and not to serve. […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:9-14 golden apples
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:9-14 9 Argue your case with your neighbor, but do not betray another man’s secret; 10 or else whoever hears you will shame you, and your bad reputation will have no end. Be direct, but discreet. The first line of verse 9 is a healthy attitude toward confrontation. […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:4-8 Do not be hasty
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:4-8 4 Remove the dross from silver, and out comes material for the smith. 5 Remove the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Take away what is bad, and the craftsman will have something to work with; […]
God’s Word for You – Colossians 2:22-23 a self-imposed piety
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU COLOSSIANS 2:22-23 22 All these things go to ruin as they are used. They are based on human commands and human teachings. 23 Indeed, these rules have an appearance of wisdom, with a self-imposed piety, a false humility and severe discipline, but they are of no value in checking the self-indulgence […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:1-3 the minds of kings
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:1-3 Chapter 25 begins another series of Proverbs by Solomon, about half the length of the first one (10:1-22:16). This time there are many more direct comparison proverbs using the words “like,” “as,” or “so,” such as here in verse 3. 25 These are more proverbs of Solomon […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:30-34 the field of a lazy man
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:30-34 The lazy man or “sluggard” (NIV) is almost a comic caricature, except that so many of us know someone who is just like this. Most of us see the danger of this man’s life as a shadow lurking our own lives or in our past. It is a sobering […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:28-29 Do you deceive with your lips?
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:28-29 These two verses take us back to the courtroom, either in the city gate or in the presence of the king. But this is not a warning for the judge. It is a warning for the witness: 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause. Do […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:23b-27 like a kiss on the lips
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:23b-27 A city gate in ancient times was no mere archway or sliding portcullis. It was often a small, secure building, usually built so that a person entering the city had to make a right-hand turn in order to pass through the city wall, so that a right-handed attacker would […]
