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Daily Bible Reading “Do Not Be Wise in Your Own Eyes” (Proverbs 3:7-12)

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Do Not Be Wise in Your Own Eyes

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 3:7-12. Solomon warns his son not to be wise in his own eyes. So many times we think we know what is best for us, when in actuality we may not. He instructs his son to fear (stand in awe of, show reverence for) the LORD, and depart from evil. By doing this it will cause healing to his nerves, and refreshment to his bones.

So many times we toy around with evil and then don’t understand why it manifests in our lives. Solomon encourages his son to stay away from evil. This is good advice for all of us.

Solomon encourages his son to honor the LORD with his wealth, and with the first part of all his revenues. He tells him that by doing so his barns will be full, and his wine-presses will be overflowing with fresh wine.

When we honor the LORD with the first portion of our income, we have God’s blessings on our lives and on the rest of our possessions.

Solomon warns his son not to reject the discipline of the LORD and not to grow tired of his correction. He reminds him that the LORD corrects those he loves just as a father disciplines his children because he loves them and wants the best for them.

If you are a parent, think about how it has made you feel when you had to discipline your children. Surely it burdens the LORD when we are disobedient and He is forced to correct us and get us back on the right track.

If you have accepted Jesus as your savior, then God is your Heavenly Father and He wants the best for you, as He does all of His children. He wants to bless you. He wants to have a close, personal, intimate relationship with you. He is there for you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. He wants to spend time with you. He loves you.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 3:7-12

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Things to think about:

What does Solomon mean when he says to fear the LORD?
What are the benefits of fearing the LORD?
What does it mean to give a first fruits offering?
What are the benefits of giving a first fruit offering to the LORD?
How are we to respond to the LORD’S chastening?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in the book of Proverbs we see Solomon instructed his son to not be wise in his own eyes. Help us to follow Solomon’s advice. Help us to stay away from evil. Help us to honor You. Show us the benefits of first fruit offerings. Forgive us and help us to adhere to Your correction. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

**Please remember me in prayer. I will be having surgery today on my right hand and I am right-handed. Please pray for the doctor that God will lead, guide and direct his hand as he works on mine. Please pray for complete healing. Thank you! I love you with the love of the Lord. Blessings!

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. – Proverbs 3:7

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Daily Bible Reading “Trust in the LORD” (Proverbs 3:1-6)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Trust in the LORD

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 3:1-6. In this Scripture, Solomon says, “My son, don’t forget my law (instructions); but let your heart keep my commandments (code of wisdom).” They will add long life and peace to you.

Solomon tells his son not to forsake mercy (goodness, faithfulness or kindness) and truth. He instructs him to tie them around his neck and inscribe them on his heart.

He tells him by doing this he will find favor (grace or acceptance) and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

He reminds his son to trust (confide or have confidence) in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding (discernment). In all your ways acknowledge (know or consider) him, and he will direct your paths.

When we trust in our own understanding instead of trusting God to lead us on the road of life, we may end up on a dead end street. When we trust God and add His wisdom and knowledge to our lives He guides us to the path of eternal life.

When we trust in our own wisdom, we may have limited knowledge about certain things or circumstances. If we trust in the wisdom of other people, their wisdom is limited as well. They may lead us down the wrong path.

We are much better off to trust God and His leadership, guidance and direction in our lives. His knowledge is greater than all of our knowledge put together. He knows the past, present, and future. He knows all the details. His knowledge is not limited like ours is.

Trusting God is not a onetime thing, it is a continual process of trusting Him more and more with our lives and the decisions in our lives. We learn to depend on Him. We learn to pray to Him and ask for His guidance in our circumstances. As we develop an ongoing relationship with God we learn to trust Him more and more each day.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 3:1-6

1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Things to think about:

What does Solomon encourage his son to do?
What benefits does Solomon say he will receive if he follow these instructions?
What does Solomon tell his son to do concerning the LORD? Why?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we see that Solomon instructed his son in Your ways. He encouraged him to trust You and not to lean on his own understanding. Help us to do the same, to trust You and not depend on our own wisdom or the wisdom of other people to guide our lives. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

**Please say a prayer for me this week. I will be having surgery on my right hand to remove a ganglian cyst on Tuesday. I am right-handed so I am hoping and praying everything goes well and I don’t have any problems. Please also remember the doctor that God will lead, guide and direct his hand as he works on my hand. If all goes well I should be able to continue doing the work I do. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. I love you with the love of the Lord. Blessings, Deborah

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6

Christian Music Video: “Trust in The LORD with All Your Heart”

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Daily Bible Reading “Choose Wisdom” (Proverbs 2:10-22)

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Choose Wisdom

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 2:10-22. In this Scripture, Solomon talks to his son about both Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly. He tells him the benefits of wisdom, saying, “Wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul. Discretion will preserve you, understanding will keep you.”

Wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discretion will deliver you from the way of evil men who speak perverse things. They leave the paths of righteousness and walk in the ways of darkness.

They rejoice to do evil, and delight in the foolishness of the wicked. Their ways are devious and their paths are crooked. Not only does Solomon warn his son about evil men, but he also warns him about hanging around with strange women.

He tells him that wisdom will save him from Lady Folly, who is the strange woman that flatters with her words. He warns him about the adulteress woman who has forsaken her husband and forgotten her covenant with God.

Entering into her house causes death to marriages and following her paths leads to destruction. Because of her alluring ways, no one who goes into her returns again. They become entrapped in the situation and cause damage to the path of their life.

Solomon encourages his son to walk in the way of good men and stay on the paths of the righteous.

He tells him that the upright will dwell in the land, and the perfect will inhabit it. He warns him that those who choose the path of the wicked will be cut off from the earth and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

Deuteronomy 30:19-20, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

We can choose wisdom and the way to eternal life or we can choose wickedness and the way to eternal death and destruction. Choose wisdom – choose life!

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 2:10-22

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Things to think about:

What does the path of wisdom lead to?
What does the path of the wicked lead to?
What does Solomon warn his son about Lady Folly?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we see two different paths of life that we can choose, the path of righteousness or the path of destruction. Help us to choose wisdom in every situation of our lives. Help us to use discretion about the people we hang around. Help us to stay on the path of righteousness. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; – Proverbs 2:10

Christian Music Video: “Choose Life” – Jared Yates

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Daily Bible Reading “The LORD Gives Wisdom” (Proverbs 2:1-9)

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

The LORD Gives Wisdom

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 2:1-9. Solomon says to his son, “My son, accept my words, and hide my commandments in your heart. Listen to wisdom, apply your heart to understanding, cry after knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding.”

Seek wisdom like you seek after money, and search for it like hidden treasures. Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

The LORD gives wisdom. From His mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He sets up sound wisdom for the upright. He protects those who live with integrity. He keeps the paths of judgment, and guards the path of his faithful children.

If you seek wisdom from the LORD, you will learn to be honest, have good judgment, be impartial, and walk in every good way.

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. We can have a lot of knowledge about a certain topic, but to say we have wisdom in that area we have to learn to understand and apply the knowledge that we have attained.

Wisdom and knowledge are something we have to seek after. It is not going to come knocking on our door.

Having a relationship with the LORD and spending time with Him, listening for His still small voice will help us to obtain wisdom.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 2:1-9

1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

Things to think about:

What is the difference between wisdom and knowledge?
Where do we get wisdom, knowledge, and understanding?
What do we need to do to obtain wisdom, knowledge, and understanding?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture we see that we have to seek after wisdom and knowledge. Help us to seek Your face for the wisdom, knowledge and understanding that we need in this life. Help us to live with integrity and seek to do right in everything we do. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. – Proverbs 2:6

Christian Music Video: Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies] – Chris Tomlin

PS. Thank you for coming to DeborahHBateman.com to study the Bible with us. Come back again tomorrow. Please invite your friends and family to join us for Bible Study.

Featured Book:

The Book of Haggai: Consider Your Ways
by Deborah H. Bateman

About the book:

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