Divine Perspective
Read Proverbs 10:3, 29
Since our generation so admires human ingenuity and worldly wisdom, we tend to give people praise that only God deserves.
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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Divine Right
Read Proverbs 9:10–11
At first glance this list of Old Testament proverbs may appear like a hodgepodge of random thoughts. A closer look, however, reveals a common theme we tend to overlook or ignore, and that is the theme of God’s absolute sovereignty over His creation. By sovereignty, I mean God’s right as the King of the universe to rule as He sees fit—without question, limitation, accountability, or resistance.
Memorization Made Real
Read Proverbs 22:17–18
The Tablet of Your Mind
Read Proverbs 7:2–3
Solomon recognized a tragic truth about humanity: we desperately want to do things our own way, and we hate being told what to do. As the prophet Isaiah wrote, “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way” (Isaiah 53:6 NIV 1984). So Solomon urged his sons to avoid mistakes he had made, encouraging them to heed God’s Word and to make obedience a lifelong habit.
Bound to Memorize
Read Proverbs 6:20–23
Solomon offered several insights about the value of placing God’s Word at the centre of our lives. Let’s begin with Proverbs 4:4, where the wise king recalled the instruction of his own father, David:
Then he taught me and said to me,“Let your heart hold fast my words;Keep my commandments and live.”
Growing Deeper in the Scriptures
Read Proverbs 6:20–23
Yesterday I stressed the value of memorizing God’s Word and talked about how doing so has benefited me in practical ways throughout the years. Memorization, however, is only one of many ways to interact with Scripture.
Where to Hide the Bible
Read Proverbs 4:4
Few things are more obvious and alarming in our times than biblical illiteracy. Even though the human mind can absorb an enormous amount of information, mental laziness remains a scandalous and undeniable trend in popular culture and even within the church. Fewer people than ever know the most basic contents of the Bible, and that was not the case until roughly 50 years ago.
The Straight Way
Read Proverbs 3:1–6
Intimacy with the Almighty
Read Proverbs 3:5–6
As we discovered yesterday, “trusting in the Lord with all your heart” begins with the decision to “not lean on your own understanding.” The second choice calls for us to “acknowledge Him in all our ways.”
How to Trust God
Read Proverbs 3
As we continue our study of Solomon’s advice concerning worry, note that the second two lines expand on the main idea to trust in the Lord. “Trusting with all your heart” involves two actions: one negative, the other positive.
