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Daily Bible Reading “Be Wise” (Proverbs 8:32-36)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Be Wise

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 8:32-36. In this Scripture, we find a call to listen. Not only to listen, but to hear and seek. Seek wisdom and seek the LORD.

Listen to me, you children: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and don’t refuse it.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from the LORD. But those who sin against me wrongs their own soul: all those who hate me love death.

We can look at this two ways. First, as those who find wisdom find life and those who hate instruction find the path to destruction. Do you seek wisdom?

Secondly, and most importantly, as God speaking and reminding us that those who seek Him and find Him through a relationship with His son, Jesus Christ, will have life eternal. But, those who hate Him will suffer eternal death. Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior?

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 8:32-36

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Things to think about:

What are we called to do in this Scripture?
What do we find if we seek?
What is the result of not seeking wisdom?
What is the result for those who refuse Jesus as their Savior?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture we realize that we should be seeking wisdom from above. We should be seeking Jesus. Help us to find wisdom, but more importantly help us to find a lasting eternal relationship with You through Your Son, Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. – Proverbs 8:32

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Daily Bible Reading “Wisdom is a Gift from God” (Proverbs 8:22-31)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Wisdom is a Gift from God

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 8:22-31. The LORD possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was anointed from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was created. When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth; when there were no oceans flowing with water.

Before the mountains were formed, even before the hills I was brought out: Before God made the earth, or the fields, or the highest part of the soil of the world.

When He created the clouds above: when He reinforced the fountains of the deep: When He gave the sea His declaration that the waters were not to pass the boundaries He commanded: when He created the foundations of the earth:

I was beside Him, as one who was brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him; Rejoicing in the inhabitable part of His earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

As I was reading this Scripture, I thought this sounds like Jesus. Then, I looked up the cross references and it brought up this Scripture from John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

According to this Scripture, even though Jesus wasn’t born into the world yet as we know it; He was still with God and a part of God’s plan to save the world.

This Scripture tells us that He was with God before God even created the world. He was part of God’s plan from the beginning. At the proper time God anointed Jesus to be born into this world so that He could become the Savior of the people of this world.

That is true wisdom from above, the wisdom of God to create the world and humanity and then to have a plan to save the world from their sins.

In this Scripture, we learn that wisdom is a gift from God, like salvation is a gift from God.

I love this quote from John Piper, “The wisdom of God devised a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God while not compromising the righteousness of God.”

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 8:22-31

22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Things to think about:

What do we learn about wisdom in this Scripture?
From where does true wisdom come?
When was Jesus anointed?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture we are told that Jesus was with you from the beginning of time. We thank You for giving Your precious Son, who loved us and gave His life to save us from our sins. Help us to seek Him and to seek Your wisdom, true wisdom. Help us not to only rely on the wisdom of men, but to constantly seek wisdom from above. In Jesus’ name, we pray. We love You and thank You for all Your many blessings. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. – Proverbs 8:22

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Daily Bible Reading “Listen to Your Father and Mother” (Proverbs 6:20-35)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Deborah H. Bateman

Listen to Your Father and Mother

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Proverbs 6:20-35. Solomon tells his son, “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake the teaching of your mother: bind them continually upon your heart, and tie them around your neck.”

Wherever you go, it will lead you; when you sleep, it will keep you; and when you wake up, it will talk with you.

The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a strange woman.

Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart and don’t let her tempt you with her eyelids. A man is brought to a piece of bread by means of a harlot: and the adulteress will hunt for a man of high value.

Can a man take fire to his chest, and his clothes not get burned? Can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not get burned? In other words, if you play with fire, you are going to get burnt.

So he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; whoever touches her will not be innocent.

Men don’t despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his hunger; but if he is found, he will be made to repay seven times what he stole; he will give all that he owns trying to repay the debt.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he who does it destroys his own soul. He will be wounded and dishonored; and his reproach will not be taken away.

Jealousy is the rage of a man: he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; neither will he be content, even though you give him many gifts.

Have you noticed how many times Solomon has already warned his son about getting involved with strange or adulteress women? Why do you think he is so adamant about these warnings? Could it be because this is one of the things that the enemy uses most to tempt us to sin?

As parents it is our duty to warn our children, as Solomon did, about the snares of this world. Solomon encourages his son to listen to his instructions and those of his mother. He is trying to keep his son from getting involved in sin.

Solomon is speaking to his son in this Scripture, but as women and mothers it is also our duty to resist temptation and to teach our children about the traps that the enemy uses to try to trip us up.

Many times if we would have listened to the warnings that the LORD placed in our paths by our parents and others or through the Scriptures, we could have saved ourselves a lot of pain and heartache.

God is faithful to us. He expects us to not only be faithful to Him, but also to be faithful to our husband or wife, if we are married.

Daily Bible Reading:

Proverbs 6:20-35

20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in theday of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Things to think about:

What is Solomon’s concern for his son in this Scripture?
What are some of the things he warns his son of concerning this matter?
What is Solomon’s warning about the jealousy of man?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture in Proverbs we Solomon’s concern for his son. He wants to make sure that he is aware of the dangers of getting involved with an adulteress or strange woman. Help us to guard our hearts and lives in this area. Help those of us who are married to be faithful to our husband or wife. Please forgive us if we have failed You in this area. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Bible Verse to Journal or Memorize:

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: … – Proverbs 6:20

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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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