This web site is focused on gleaning a "gold nugget" from the chapter of Proverbs that corresponds to the current day of the month. The idea was first proposed to me years ago. After trying it, I found myself seeing the scenarios described in proverbs in my daily living. The option for making wiser decisions was becoming more apparent. The Book of Wisdom has lived up to its billing. Proverbs should not be the entirety of your bible reading, but it can be a valuable part of your daily discipline.
The Tortoise and the Hare
Hear Me Oh, Lord
Timing
Mind ya Business
Identity Loss
Together Is Better
Reading
for Today: Proverb Chapter 24
Gold Nugget
Verse 6: For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
Commentary
For starters, we know all wisdom comes from God, but He most often delivers it through His people. Today’s gold
nugget reads, “For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a
multitude of counselors there is safety”. Solomon encouraged his
reader to find comfort in counsel. Solomon displays here a timeless principle
of God. Even through the New Testament, we find the framework of the church
would include relying on a body of believers to be a solid church. Concerning
the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12, Scripture teaches us that each
person is given a gift for the whole and that the whole benefit from the gift. This
included the gift of wisdom and the gift of knowledge. Thus we conclude, that
God has always led us to find wisdom in the council of others and to avoid
working alone.
Most bible scholars agree, Solomon, the writer of Proverbs is also the writer of Ecclesiastes (E-kleezy-asteez). We do find a verse in Ecclesiastes that I’d like to bind with today’s gold nugget in Proverbs. King Solomon knew, as he wrote in Ecclesiastes, that “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” So not only to we find wisdom in numbers, but we also find strength and a defense in numbers. That being said, this is intended to apply to godly people giving godly wisdom. As Solomon’s son would eventually find out, there may have been a consensus among the council of his friends, but it led to a divided Kingdom.
Prayer
Lord, help
me to find godly people with godly wisdom. I know you want me to have friends to
turn to that will always point me to you. Amen
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Pressing On
It was late on a Friday afternoon when I originally wrote this devotion. Although I had much on my plate that coming weekend, it wasn’t much in the way of “me time”. All around, I heard the plans of everyone’s weekend explorations. Some were healthy intentions for family and friends; others were designed for more of an indulgence of the flesh, while some just planned to rest for two days. The week was full of long commutes, late nights writing, preparing a bible study lesson and preparing a message for the following weekend. I usually had some time on Sunday afternoons to unwind and get re-focused, but instead had an eventful day without a refreshing of the body and mind. Just for a moment, I envied some of the folks around me. They seem to have less on their plates and more time for themselves.
After a moment of envy of those with time for personal pleasures, I received a quick check in my spirit to put things right back into perspective. Although I was due for some “down time”, I knew the Lord had much work that He desired be done. He wants us to be refreshed, but He also wants us to have endurance. My rest times come and will come in the right time. As for now, I must press on and let those of the world do their own thing without me. I will obey the scripture that serves as today’s “gold nugget”, “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;”
Although it may sound unpleasant the way I described it, in honesty, it was only physically exhausting. The privilege of writing this devotion, teaching and preaching is more rewarding to my soul than I can describe. So although the work is sometimes “work”, the Master that I labor for is the most amazing boss anyone could set out to serve. So the world can have all of its excitement and pleasures. I will “not let my heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;”
A Generous Eye
Hold Your Horses
The Peacemaker
Making Plans
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day...
Contents of the Heart
Pride and the Fall
A Soft Answer
Lip Service
Well-Advised
Friends
Gossip - Men do it, too
Temporary
Supply and Demand
Hating Evil
The Painter
Sluggard
Gold Nugget
Verse 9: “How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?”
Commentary
Lord, there are other areas of my life than just the work place that I have been guilty of being a sluggard. Help me to take greater concern in tending to my relationships with family, friends and most importantly you. Amen
Trapped
My Lover
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