Reading the Word Proverbs 12:23 (ESV)23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. Understanding and Applying the Word This proverb tells us that it is better to be slow to tell everyone what we think … Continue reading Fools Proclaim Folly
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along every day. Thanks … Continue reading Handling Insults
Today’s post is the beginning of a new series, Psalm Saturdays, by guest blogger Robert Chamberlain. You can read more about Robert after the article below. Psalm 120:1-7 1 In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered … Continue reading Distress
Reading the Word Proverbs 12:9 (ESV)9 Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread. Understanding and Applying the Word This proverb is all about humilty. So many like to boast and … Continue reading It Is Better To Be Humble
Reading the Word Proverbs 12:4 (ESV)4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Understanding and Applying the Word This passage focuses on the benefit of a good … Continue reading An Excellent Wife
Reading the Word Proverbs 11:16–17 (ESV)16 A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.17 A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. Understanding and Applying the Word At first glance these verses may … Continue reading Honor or Riches
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along every day. Thanks … Continue reading Seven Things the Lord Hates
Reading the Word Proverbs 6:6–11 (ESV) 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler,8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.9 How long … Continue reading Consider the Ant, O Sluggard!
Reading the Word Proverbs 3:19–20 (ESV) 19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; 20 by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. Understanding and Applying the Word It was by wisdom that God established all of creation. The idea of these verses is that a person who rejects wisdom and understanding rejects what the Lord has built into the world. To do so goes against the way things were designed to be and will result in hardship and struggle. This message is developed more fully in … Continue reading Made for Wisdom
Reading the Word Proverbs 3:11–12 (ESV) 11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, 12 for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. Understanding and Applying the Word The Book of Proverbs is about growing in wisdom. One of the primary ways we do that is through failure and discipline. We have the choice to learn from such correction or become hardened and unteachable. In today’s reading, we see that the Lord is compared to a father who disciplines his children. As the … Continue reading The Father’s Discipline
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