Proverbs 2:6 – 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,Proverbs 18:15 – An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
ISAIAH 40:28-31 – “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men…
MARK 10:17-22 – “And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery,…
PSALM 109:4 – “In return for my love they act as my accusers, but I give myself to prayer” THEME OF THE DAY: THE IMPULSE TO PRAY. In today’s scripture, David feels pressure. A lot of it. His enemies abound with wounding words, lying lips, and fierce accusations. Sounds like us on a daily basis. We may have physical accusers like David,…
JOB 23:10 – “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN TRIALS COME. The title of today’s devotion is a modern-day hymn sung in many churches. We sing it in mine. It was produced by Keith and Kristyn Getty. It is a rich biblical devotion all…
JOB 3:1-10 – “After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And Job said: “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds…
MARK 6:45-52 – “Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. And…