Tag: Proverbs

Embrace Daily Bible Reading

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For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6

How often do you read the Bible?

Do you open His Word every day or only when you happen to have the time?

Have you made devotions a daily habit?

Morning, noon, or evening – whenever you have carved the time each day?

I can remember wishing I wanted to have devotions. This was years and years ago. When the children were small.

I consciously wanted to dive into the Bible, but that desire never materialized as I always pushed it off for later.

About five years before my family fell apart, God mercifully dropped into my head, creating a desperate need to know Him more.

I craved His wisdom. His mercy. His strength.

I began to get up earlier than the others, sitting with God and His word.

Reading through the Bible, I became familiar again with God’s heart and His faithfulness over the ages.

Looking back now almost 16 years later, my time with God has been an anchor during the aching years of my life.

Where would I be without God? Certainly not sitting upright, wearing my crown as God’s daughter.

Come with me this year and read through the Bible.

Journey with me as we navigate His word.

Me, I’m reading straight through. Genesis through Revelation.

Last year I read through choosing some from the Old Testament, a Psalm or Proverb, and a New Testament portion each day.

Other times I’ve read the Bible chronologically.

And another year it was the New Testament only with Psalms and Proverbs.

What’s your decision? Pray about it then jump right in when you know which plan to choose. The year’s still young, so you can easily catch up.

I have many listed on my Media page (link below), but there are hundreds of choices other places. There are even audio versions from the YouVersion Bible app.

The precious Bible is easier than ever to access – you just have to choose to do it. So let’s go!

You won’t regret it. 🙂

Amy’s Bible plans: Click on Media, scrolling down to Bible Plans. Choose from Psalms/Proverbs/NT; Chronological; Genesis through Revelation (Bible straight through); 365 Bible ( OT, Psalm/Proverb, NT).

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Wisdom

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For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His saints. Proverbs 2:6-8

Isn’t it amazing the Lord simply gives wisdom to us?

From His mouth comes forth knowledge AND understanding?

God actually stores up sound wisdom for us?

You might argue we’re not exactly upright people.

Yes, but no one is perfect, except God.

The upright are those who seek God for their very lives.

I guess the question remains, do we want God’s wisdom?

I suppose if you say No, then I’d say why the heck not?

Walking with God is not stifling.

Doesn’t cramp my style in the very least.

It’s freedom.

Let’s continue.

Verse 7 shows us how God’s wisdom is an actual barrier to evil.

His wisdom protects us from poor choices, which, one could argue, could easily become evil.

Think about the recent looting.

Poor choices which have become evil.

Destruction is evil and one has the choice to participate.

Making it relevant to more, putting yourself above your spouse is a poor choice.

Do that again and again and the relationship will never be the same unless you return to God’s wisdom, asking forgiveness of the one you love.

How many hundreds of choices do you make on a daily basis?

Too many to count.

So many opportunities to walk under God’s protection using His wisdom.

And so many chances to step out from His umbrella, choosing instead to follow the flesh.

Stand with me under the shelter of Almighty God.

Proverbs 2:8 closes with reminding us how God guards and watches over the ways of His saints.

Doesn’t mean we won’t have trials or pain.

But standing under God’s umbrella, His wisdom will guide us, inviting the very peace of God.

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Bible Plan

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Ever read the Bible all the way through?

I have 3 times.

First time was as a 5th grader.

The boy who liked me at the time challenged me to read it.

He read it too.

Didn’t understand everything I read, but it was a start.

Fast forward a few years and I read through another time.

And this past year again, finishing a few days ago.

While I love reading the whole way through, going forward, I decided to take more time.

I adore the Psalms, Proverbs, and New Testament, so that’s what I’m trying this year.

Couldn’t find one that simply required a chapter per day, so I made mine up.

It’s simply 1 chapter from Psalms or Proverbs and 1 chapter from the New Testament.

That’s it.

No breaking up long chapters, no chunking smaller ones.

Simple.

Hoping this idea will allow more time to simply think about what I read.

To ingest the wisdom, grasping the understanding just a bit more.

The Psalms and Proverbs will be read twice through each.

Just allow yourself a few more minutes when Psalm 119 pops up. 🙂

Join me?

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If not this plan, choose another.

I challenge you, too.   🙂

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