Ephesians 5:15–17 (ESV) – 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the … Continue reading Walk Carefully
1 Corinthians 1:20–25 (ESV) – 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom … Continue reading The Attributes of God: Wisdom
Reading the Word Matthew 7:24–27 (ESV) — 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods … Continue reading Build on the Rock
Reading the Word Psalm 90:1–12 (ESV)1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.3 You … Continue reading Teach Us to Number Our Days
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 12:9–14 (ESV) 9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. 10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of … Continue reading The End of the Matter
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 12:1–8 (ESV) 12 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; 2 before the sun … Continue reading Death Comes to All
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 11:7–10 (ESV)7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days … Continue reading Prepare in Your Youth
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 11:1–6 (ESV)1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.3 If … Continue reading Do Not Allow Fear to Stop You
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 I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page to follow along every day. Thanks for … Continue reading Wisdom for Life
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:16–17 (ESV)16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your … Continue reading A Child King and a Wise King
