A devotion on Proverbs 31:15-31 The KJV renders this woman as a ‘virtuous woman,’ not a ‘capable wife’ as most other translations do. Let’s name her Isha, the Hebrew word for woman. Henry Drummond said, “As you have seen a man of science take a beam of light and pass it through a crystal prism, …
A devotion on Psalm 76 1 God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great. 2 His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. Judah and Israel are Old Testament references for God’s chosen people. It is not because they were a great people that God chose them. Indeed, they were …
A devotion on Proverbs 31:1-15 The words of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him: An oracle is a prophecy (teaching or foretelling) or an utterance. This mother did not start these lessons when he was an adult. I posit that a mother’s lap is the best foundation for her instruction. To miss …
A devotion on PSALM 74 – 8-24-21 2 Chron. 29:30 “Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.” 1 Why have You rejected us forever, …
A devotion on Proverbs 30:1-16 11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes yet is not washed from its filth. 13 There is a generation—how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks. 14 There is a …
A devotion on PSALM 73. 1 God is indeed good to Israel, to the pure in heart. Good means best, most, favorable, beautiful, bountiful, prosperity, gracious, joyful, kind, loving, ready and sweet. He is these things to the chosen, to those he calls pure in heart. To be pure is to be clean, clear, examined, …
A devotion on excerpts from Proverbs 29 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. 13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of both. 25 The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord …
A devotion on Psalm 72 1 God, give Your justice to the king and Your righteousness to the king’s son. 2 He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted ones with justice. 3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills, righteousness. 4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the …
A devotion on Proverbs 28. 9 Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law— even his prayer is detestable. A lot of people pray. When we pray we expect God to hear and answer. We pray to impact circumstances and turn them a certain direction, sometimes supernaturally. Our prayers can change things. There …
A devotion on PROVERBS 27 17 Iron sharpens iron and one man sharpens another. Below are 6 highlights from this wonderful chapter: A. LORD WILLING 1 Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring. Even talking about plans for tomorrow can disclose a boastful way of thinking that we are …