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Daily Bible Reading “Deliver Yourself” (Proverbs 6:1-5)

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Deliver Yourself

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 6:1-5. In this Scripture, Solomon warns his son about putting up security for a friend’s debt or signing for the debt of a stranger.

He warns him about being trapped by the words of his mouth or by an agreement that he made.

He tells him to follow his advice and don’t even sleep until he has freed himself from this snare. He instructs him to go to his friend and beg if he has to in order to get his name off of the agreement and be released from this burden.

He tells him to go and deliver himself like a gazelle from the hands of a hunter or a bird from the hand of a trapper.

Sometimes we do things to try to help others, but at the same time we endanger ourselves. With all good intentions we put our name on a debt of a friend or a stranger trying to help them out, but what we have to realize is if that person doesn’t pay the debt and our name is on it we are responsible for it.

Solomon warns his son about getting trapped in this situation. He tells him if he has already gotten trapped to go and free himself immediately and not to go to sleep until the issue is resolved. In other words take care of it today and don’t wait another minute. We do not need to be responsible for another person’s debt.

Most of us have enough of our own debt to take care of without taking on other people’s debt. Not only will you be responsible for the debt, but it will also probably damage your relationship with that person when you realize you can’t trust them to stand behind their word. Have you ever been caught in this snare?

Jesus paid a debt for us on the cross that we could never pay. He gave His life to cover the debt of our sins. Have you accepted His glorious gift of salvation?

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 6:1-5

1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Things to think about:

What is Solomon warning his son about in this Scripture?
How does he tell him to handle the situation?
To what does he compare being caught in this situation?
Why do we not want to put our name on another person’s debt?
Have you ever been caught in this snare? If so, how did you release yourself?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we see that Solomon warns his son about signing for another person’s debt. Help us to realize the dangers that we place ourselves in when we put our name on the debt of someone else. Help us to guard against being caught in this snare. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. – Proverbs 6:1-2

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Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. – Proverbs 5:18

Daily Bible Reading “Rejoice with the Wife of Your Youth” (Proverbs 5:15-23)

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Rejoice with the Wife of Your Youth

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 5:15-23. Water is considered to be a precious commodity in many nations of the world, including Israel. In this Scripture, Solomon compares the marriage relationship to drinking from a well.

He encourages his sons to drink water only from their own well. He tells them to let their fountains be scattered abroad. He says to let their fountains be pure and not be combined with those of strangers.

He tells them to let their fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of their youth. He encourages them to have loving relationships with their wives and to never embrace strange women.

He warns them that the LORD’S eyes are watching and He knows everything we do. Our sins and wickedness will take hold of us. Without instruction we will die in our sins because we have been led astray.

Solomon wants his sons to stay on the right path. Not only can having relationships that are not pure destroy our marriages, but it can also cause us to stray from God. When we have sin in our lives it puts distance between us and God as well as us and our mate.

The marriage relationship is similar to the relationship that we have with the LORD. As we are only to have one wife or husband, we are to serve only one God.

Even Jesus had to tell Satan to leave him alone in Matthew 4:10, “Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

We need to be proactive when the devil tempts us and tell Him to go away and leave us alone. We know that it is his job to kill, steal, and destroy. So, it is important that we resist him and the temptation that he has to offer.

If we nurture our marriage relationship we will be less likely to give into the temptations that come our way. We can grow old together and still be in love with one another after many years of marriage.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 5:15-23

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Things to think about:

How does Solomon compare the marriage relationship to a fountain of water?
In what way is the marriage relationship similar to the relationship we are to have with Christ?
What does Solomon say our folly (foolishness) can cause?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we see the importance of having a monogamous relationship with our husband or wife. Help us to resist the temptations of the enemy and to have a loving relationship with our spouse. Forgive us of the times we have failed you in this area and help us to be strong in the LORD. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

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Daily Bible Reading “The Danger of Adultery” (Proverbs 5:1-6)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

The Danger of Adultery

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 5:1-6. Solomon tells his son, “My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen to my understanding: so you might guard your discretion, and so your lips may keep knowledge.”

He warns his son that an adulteress woman flatters with her mouth. Her lips drip words like honey from a honeycomb. Her words are smoother than oil.

Solomon warns his son that becoming involved with strange women can lead to destruction. Her end is bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet lead to death; her steps take hold on hell.

As you think about the path of life, remember her ways are unstable, that you cannot know them.

Solomon warns that if you’re not careful you can get involved in situations where you don’t realize the outcome. You may think at the moment it is a good idea, but the enemy has ways of tempting you into situations that become destructive.

You have to continuously guard your heart and your steps in life. You need to watch the choices you make. You need to be on guard against those who try to tempt you to do things that are not right in the sight of the LORD.

Even though Solomon is talking to his son, this warning can go both ways. Women need to be on guard as well. There are men who will try to entice you and convince you to do things that you will later regret or may come back to haunt you. We need to guard our hearts and protect our integrity by not allowing such situations to happen in the first place.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 5:1-6

1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

Things to think about:

What is Solomon warning his son about in this Scripture?
Why does Solomon warn his son about strange women?
How does he describe the strange woman in this Scripture?
What does he say will happen in the end?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we see that Solomon is trying to pass his wisdom down to his son. He warns his son about getting involved with strange women. Help us to take heed to Solomon’s warning and realize that the decisions we make in life can destroy our testimony and our lives. Keep us from evil. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse for Journaling and Memorization:

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. – Proverbs 5:1-2

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Daily Bible Reading “Guard Your Heart” (Proverbs 4:20-27)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Guard Your Heart

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 4:20-27. Solomon says to his son, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the middle of your heart.”

These words are life to those who find them, and healing to their body. Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it is the source of life.

Put a deceitful mouth, and perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look right on, and your eyelids look straight in front of you.

Consider the pathway that your feet trod, and be sure all your ways are reputable. Don’t turn to the right or to the left: keep your feet from evil.

The heart is an organ in the center of the circulation system in our bodies and is regarded as the center of all physical and spiritual life.

Solomon warns his son to guard his heart. We have to be careful what we allow into our bodies through our eyes and our ears. These are gateways to our heart. What goes in our bodies will come out of our bodies eventually in one form or another.

Jeremiah 17:9-10 tells us, “ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”

Have you ever noticed what comes out of your mouth when you stump your toe? How about when someone pulls out in front of you in traffic? Are they blessings or cursing? Usually the worst will come out of us when we least expect it or put our guard down.

In Matthew 15:18-20a Jesus says, “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man.”

Guard your heart. Be careful what you watch on TV or read in books. Be careful what you listen to. Be careful who you hang around with. You may think these things don’t affect you, but what we let into our lives, both the good and bad resides in our heart, the center or our being.

Solomon not only says to guard your heart he also says to guard your mouth. Be careful about the language you use when speaking to yourself, about yourself, to others, or about others. Speak the truth in love. Don’t let perverse words flow from your mouth.

Solomon says to guard your steps, as well. Don’t turn to the right or left but keep on the straight and narrow path that leads to life everlasting. Stay away from evil or the appearance of evil.

By guarding our hearts, our mouths, and our steps we can keep our bodies pure and away from evil.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 4:20-27

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Things to think about:

What is the importance of guarding our hearts?
Why should we guard our mouth?
In what ways should we guard our steps?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for this Scripture in the book of Proverbs. Solomon warns his son to guard his heart, his mouth, and his steps. Help us to guard our hearts, our mouth, and our steps as well. Help us to stay away from evil and keep our hearts, mouth and the path of our lives pure. Keep us on the straight and narrow path to righteousness. Protect us from evil. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse for Journaling and Memorization:

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. – Proverbs 4:23

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