Day 95, Year 1 Acquiring Wisdom and Loving Life “He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.” (Proverbs 19:8 NASB) God’s people who obtain divine wisdom will love our lives. But why are some people unwilling to choose life but favor the way of destruction instead? It is […]
Day 94, Year 1 Wisdom is the Most Beneficial “For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.” (Proverbs 3:14 NASB) “How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.” (Proverbs 16:16 NASB) “Her” in the
Day 93, Year 1 The Fear of God Makes Our Lives Whole “The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.” (Proverbs 15:33 NASB) Staying away from evil is an essential part of fearing God, while another aspect is learning the instruction of wisdom. “Instruction” in today’s verse is
Day 92, Year 1 Seeking Understanding of the Things of God’s Spirit … “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.” (1 Corinthians 2:14 NASB) One way for believers to seek God’s wisdom
Day 91, Year 1 Understanding God’s Works and Principles “Therefore I said, ‘Surely these are poor. They are foolish, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the judgment of their God.’” (Jeremiah 5:4 NKJV) The previous devotionals mentioned that believers should forsake foolishness. Actually, it is to replace our foolishness with understanding
Day 90, Year 1 Break from the Bondage of Anger or Suppressing Anger “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm.” (Psalm 37:8 NKJV) “And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’
Day 89, Year 1 Gladly Correcting Your Own Mistakes “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm.” (Psalm 37:8 NKJV) “He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who ignores reproof goes astray.” (Proverbs 10:17 NASB) The word “forsake” in the first verse, the word “ignores” in
Day 88, Year 1 Acknowledging Your Foolishness Leads to Greater Change “I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.” (Psalm 73:22 NKJV) “He can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness.” (Hebrews 5:2 NASB) Believers who truly understand their problems in conjunction
Day 87, Year 1 God’s Word Can Shatter Great Rocks “If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.” (Proverbs 29:9 NKJV) “‘Is not My word like a fire?’ says the LORD, ‘And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’” (Jeremiah 23:29 NKJV)
Day 86, Year 1 Testimonies of God’s People and Works Bear Wisdom “The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.” (Psalm 19:7 NASB) In today’s verse, the word “law” is torah in Hebrew, which also means “instruction, or direction.” The word “restoring”
