Day 152, Year 1 Those Who Wait on the Lord Will Renew Their Strength “But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV) “Strength” in today’s verse is koach […]
Day 151, Year 1 God Cares for Those With His Knowledge “The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.” (Proverbs 22:12 NASB) “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have
Day 150, Year 1 Do Not Stray Away from True Knowledge “Cease listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.” (Proverbs 19:27 NKJV) “Knowledge” here is da’ath in Hebrew, meaning “discernment, understanding, or skill.” On the faith journey, it is extremely dangerous for believers to stray from spiritual knowledge
Day 149, Year 1 The Righteous will be Delivered through Knowledge “With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.” (Proverbs 11:9 NASB) The “knowledge” mentioned here is the same as that of yesterday (Proverbs 24:5), both da’ath in Hebrew, meaning “knowing, discernment, understanding, or skill.” The
Day 148, Year 1 The People of Knowledge Increase in Power “A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.” (Proverbs 24:5 NASB) “Behold, God is mighty, But despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.” (Job 36:5 NKJV) “If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength
Day 147, Year 1 Seeking the Lord’s Face and Power “Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.” (Psalm 68:28 NASB) “Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.” (Psalm 105:4 NASB) The previous devotionals advocated that as believers increase God’s knowledge, we will
Day 146, Year 1 The Wise are Strong “A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.” (Proverbs 24:5 NASB) “Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.” (Psalm 62:11 NASB) “Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, In whose heart are the highways
Day 145, Year 1 Righteousness and Wisdom Bring Joy to Families “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him.” (Proverbs 23:24 NKJV) Today’s verse states that the fathers, and probably including the mothers, of the righteous and the wise will greatly rejoice and be
Day 144, Year 1 The Understanding Perceive Diverse Realities “Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” (Proverbs 20:5 NKJV) The word “counsel” above, ‘etsah in Hebrew, can also be translated as “plan, designs, schemes, strategy, purpose, advice, or consultation.” Meanwhile, the Hebrew word
Day 143, Year 1 Delighting in Wisdom “It is like sport to a fool to do wrong, but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 10:23 RSV) We will acquire wisdom as we heed the rebuke of life. While accepting rebuke is somehow unpleasant, there could be joy when we follow the
