Showing posts with label Devotions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devotions. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3: 3
Do I love?
Am I faithful?
How important are these to me?
Deuteronomy 30: 15-16
Am I faithful?
How important are these to me?
Deuteronomy 30: 15-16
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Blessed is the man who always fears the lord,
but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Proverbs 28: 14
Do I fear the Lord?
Do I just 'respect' him or 'revere' him?
How do I harden my heart?
What trouble am I in because of this?
Exodus 32: 27-29
Do I just 'respect' him or 'revere' him?
How do I harden my heart?
What trouble am I in because of this?
Exodus 32: 27-29
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
As water reflects a face,
so a man's heart reflects the man.
Proverbs 27: 1?
What would Soloman have meant by 'heart' originally?
Do I guard my heart?
How do I guard it?
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Do I guard my heart?
How do I guard it?
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26: 28
To whom do I lie?
When and how do I lie to myself?
Who do I flatter?
Colossians 3: 5-10
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Like a city whose walls are broken down
is a man who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25: 28
How does my self-control protect me?
How does my lack of self-control destroy me?
What is the true source of my self-control?
Galatians 5: 22-23
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Rescue those being led away to death;
Hold back those staggering towards slaughter.
If you say, "But we knew nothing about this,"
does not He who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not He who guards your life know it?
Will He not repay each person according to what he has done?
Proverbs 24: 11-12
Do I neglect this command upon my life?
Am I protected from His judgment in this?
What am I doing for the oppressed, the broken and the lost?
Do I have a heart like this?
What more can I do?
Luke 10: 27
Am I protected from His judgment in this?
What am I doing for the oppressed, the broken and the lost?
Do I have a heart like this?
What more can I do?
Luke 10: 27
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Friday, November 21, 2008
"To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."
Proverbs 21: 3
What is the right and the just?
Do I seek after God's wisdom about the right and the just?
What have I done to see 'thy Kingdom come'?
How much empty religion do I pursue?
Why do I run after these things?
Psalm 51: 16:17
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."
Proverbs 21: 3
What is the right and the just?
Do I seek after God's wisdom about the right and the just?
What have I done to see 'thy Kingdom come'?
How much empty religion do I pursue?
Why do I run after these things?
Psalm 51: 16:17
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
"Who can say, 'I have kept my heart pure;
I am clean and without sin'?"
Proverbs 20: 9
Do I search my heart regularly?
How is my heart not pure?
What sin do I struggle with often?
Who do I confess to?
When will I confess again?
John 3: 19-21
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and in the end you will be wise.
Proverbs 19: 20
Do I 'accept instruction'?
Who are my advisers?
Am I seeking wisdom?
Matthew 7: 7-8
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18: 24
Do I have 'many companions'?
Do I have true friends?
Am I a companion? or am I a friend?
How loyal am I?
How important is loyalty?
John 15: 15
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Monday, November 17, 2008
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17: 5
Why do we still have the poor?
What did the Lord mean when he said "The poor you will always have with you ..." in John's gospel.
How do I 'mock' the poor?
When do I 'mock' them?
How do I gloat?
Isaiah 58: 6
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
A poor man's field may produce abundant food,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13: 23
Do I see the plight of the poor?
What do I do for the oppressed?
How do I fight against injustice?
Psalm 37: 1-7
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
He who conceals his sin does not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Proverbs 28: 13
Do I still hide my sins?
Who do I hide them from? Myself? Others? God?
How diligently do I search for sin in my life?
How diligently do I seek confession?
How quickly do I renounce them?
Psalm 51: 7-9
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Finish your ourdoor work
and get your field's ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24: 27
Is my 'outdoor work' finished?
Are my 'fields' ready?
Have I built my 'house'?
Psalm 16: 5-6
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
Have the wisdom to show restraint.
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
Proverbs 23: 4-5
Why do I work so hard?
In what or whose 'work' do I labor in?
How important is wealth to me?
Do I show restraint in my work?
Psalm 4: 4-5
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Pay attention to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
So that your trust may be in the Lord,
Proverbs 22: 17-19
Do I listen to the 'sayings of the wise'?
How do I apply what I learn?
What is it meant by 'heart' in the original Hebrew language?
Is this wisdom ready 'on my lips'?
Psalm 125: 1-2
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Friday, October 17, 2008
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 16:3
Am I a friend like this?
Am I a brother like this?
Psalm 23: 1-6
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3
What does it mean to 'commit to the Lord' what we do?
Have I 'entrusted' God with ALL areas of my life?
Which areas do I hold back from Him?
Do I rely on my own strength too much?
Do I plan enough?
Do I believe that the Lord will bring success in whatever I do?
Psalm 67: 1-7
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
But whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 14:31
Who are the poor?
Do I oppress them?
How do we oppress them?
How do we show contempt to God?
Am I kind to all?
Psalm 43: 5
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Monday, October 13, 2008
He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20
Who or what do you walk with?
Who or what teaches you?
Is this influence Godly?
What or who in your life teaches you foolishness?
What will you do to avoid this?
Psalm 1: 1-3
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