Today's passage from the Bible In a Year Reading Plan is: Proverbs 16-18; 2 Corinthians 6
I find these chapters of Proverbs both very insightful and valuable, and also at the same time hard to read and pay attention to the whole time while reading. Each verse is powerful, but the verses don't connect from one to the next, each one tells a different story. I've come to the conclusion that if I can pick a few that speak to me and ones that I can learn from, then I've gained.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
Wisdom and insight are more valuable than riches. Makes me think of my grandparents, who weren't extremely wealthy, but had wisdom and followed Christ, and I remember them with good memories.
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2 Corinthians 6: 4 - 10
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Paul goes from telling about the painful parts of spreading the gospel, to why he preaches the gospel, to talking about the rewards of giving up everything to follow Christ. As I read through this portion, it makes it clear to me that it's worth it to live for Christ!
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Proverbs 19-21; 2 Corinthians 7
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The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. - Proverbs 18:17
There's always two sides to every story. The truth and deception. Satan always sides with deception and when we're tempted, it's his side of that he hear first. We need to have the wisdom to see through his deception, knowing there's a better way; God's way.
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