Day 111, Year 1 The Starting Point of Practicing Wisdom “Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.” (Proverbs 17:28 NASB) Jesus said, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the […]
Day 112, Year 1 Understanding Ourselves “The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.” (Proverbs 14:8 NASB) The Revised Standard Version renders the first half of today’s verse as “the wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way.” In other words, prudent believers will
Day 113, Year 1 Self-Acceptance to Truly Understand Ourselves “The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way.” (Proverbs 14:8a NKJV) As mentioned yesterday, we need to discern the path we are now walking on. However, in some regions, there is an unhealthy phenomenon where peer pressure and social expectations are causing some people
Day 114, Year 1 Understanding God’s Intervention on Us “A man’s steps are of the LORD; How then can a man understand his own way?” (Proverbs 20:24 NKJV) The message of the above verse might seem conflicting with the previous mention of “understand our ways.” However, the two verses actually address different aspects of our
Day 115, Year 1 The Honest Shall Obtain True Wisdom from God “Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.” (Psalm 51:6 NASB) Yesterday’s devotional mentioned that we should understand how the Most High God has shaped us. And as we seek wisdom from
Day 116, Year 1 Receiving and Sharing Wisdom “My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.” (Psalm 49:3 NKJV) Yesterday’s devotional mentioned that God wants to grant wisdom to the upright. Upon receiving God’s words of wisdom, we need to meditate on them. Indeed, many have received His words
Day 117, Year 1 Accepting Others Starts with Self-acceptance “Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.” (Romans 14:1 NKJV) The Greek word proslambano for “receive” at the beginning of the above verse means “take in addition, to take to one’s self, or to take as one’s companion.”
Day 118, Year 1 Speaking Words of Knowledge and Wisdom “The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out.” (Proverbs 10:31 NASB) “The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.” (Proverbs 15:2 NKJV) “The law of the wise is a
Day 119, Year 1 Righteousness Brings Peace “In His days the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.” (Psalm 72:7 NKJV) Contrary to “the snares of death” in yesterday’s verse is the “abundance of peace” in today’s verse. In my understanding, “in His days” refers to the days when
Day 120, Year 1 Being Saved and Kept away from Sheol “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.” (Proverbs 28:26 NASB) “The path of life leads upward for the wise, So that he may keep away from Sheol below.” (Proverbs 15:24 NASB) Similar to
