Day 71, Year 1 Excessive Talking Leads to Foolishness “For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.” (Ecclesiastes 5:3 NKJV) When we have numerous matters to handle, coupled with thoughts, sometimes these emerge in our dreams. Hence, believers who have poor sleep quality due to excessive […]
Day 72, Year 1 Practice Restraining Laughter “For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.” (Ecclesiastes 7:6 NASB) The difference between the fools and the wise often lies in their differing reactions. Thus, to transition from foolishness to wisdom, one needs
Day 73, Year 1 Eliminating Foolishness in Your Walking … “Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.” (Ecclesiastes 10:3 NASB) We should even consider our walking posture or gait to escape from foolishness. If there is any foolishness in it,
Day 74, Year 1 Foolishness Leads to Weariness “The labor of fools wearies them, for they do not even know how to go to the city!” (Ecclesiastes 10:15 NKJV) Many fools are diligent, but their diligence results in weariness. In biblical agrarian society, only a few people were lazy. Thus, the Bible assumes most people
Day 75, Year 1 Foolishness Leads to Sin “The devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.” (Proverbs 24:9 NASB) “Sin” in today’s verse is chatta’th in Hebrew, which refers to the “condition of sin, guilt of sin, or the punishment for sin.” In other contexts, it also means “sin
Day 76, Year 1 Discerning the Source of Our Suffering “Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.” (Psalm 107:17 NASB) Not all suffering on earth is caused by our sins, but some are indeed the result of our transgressions and iniquities. We should avoid two beliefs in extremes. First,
Day 77, Year 1 Accepting Discipline or Persisting Childishness? “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.” (Proverbs 22:15 NASB) “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I
Day 78, Year 1 Growing into Adulthood “When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.” (1 Corinthians 13:11 NASB) “Child” mentioned in today’s verse, nepios in Greek, is more often translated as
Day 79, Year 1 Two Different Principles “When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.” (1 Corinthians 13:11 NASB) The “reason” in today’s verse, logizomai in Greek, has three meanings: to calculate,
Day 80, Year 1 Pursuing a Life For Growth “But when I became a man, I put away childish things.” (1 Corinthians 13:11b NKJV) The above half of the verse is particularly essential. The biblical culture, as a whole, encourages people to mature and become adults, and growing into adulthood seems to be a prerequisite
