Friday, September 8, 2017

Friday, September 8th: Proverbs 3-5; 2 Corinthians 1 ~ Conrad

Today's passage from the Bible In a Year Reading Plan is: Proverbs 3-5; 2 Corinthians 1

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;"  Proverbs 3:5

Today's reading, if not all of Proverbs, offers sound direction for daily life.  For example, fearing God and shunning evil produces a healthy body.  Hard work brings reward, whereas laziness brings.....well, not much of anything.  Consistent discipline of a child results in a well adjusted adult.

The key word is consistent.  If we want to loose or gain weight, we need to be consistent in our diet.  If we want to learn how to play an instrument, we need to be consistent in our practicing.  If we want to have clear direction and purpose in our life, that's right, we need to be more consistent in not leaning on ourselves, but trusting wholeheartedly in God.     

 "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."  Proverbs 4:23

Interesting how the world would consider our brain to be the center of all human activity, while this verse would indicate otherwise; the heart.  God knows our inner core, the heart, and examines it to see its true devotion.  

May we ask God to take a close look at our hearts, so that He may cut out any evil that lingers there and prepare us for full hearty living right now and for a glorious life beyond the grave. 

Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage is: Proverbs 6-7; 2 Corinthians 2

1 comment:

Nathan said...

Proverbs 3: 25&26
Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.

The verses remind me of the storms that have battered the southern United States and the one that is coming. Have no fear, for the Lord will be at your side, easy to say or read but a challenge to remember and use.