Scripture Readings: Psalm 2, Genesis 3-4, Matthew 2Reflection Verse: Genesis 3:1 Reflection: Beloved, there will always be people who will seek to question your faith. They don’t believe, so they can’t understand why you do what you do. They ask questions like, “Has God said?” – as if God didn’t say anything of any value, and then they…
January 1Scripture Readings: Psalm 1, Genesis 1-2, Matthew 1Reflection Verse: Genesis 1:1-2 Prayer: Father God, so many lives today are empty, void, full of darkness or full of chaos. Move by Your Holy Spirit over the deep waters of the lives of people including me. Fill us with the light of Your love and fill the…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:26-31, Malachi 1-4, Revelation 22Reflection Verse: Proverbs 31:30Reflection: Beloved, of all the qualities a virtuous wife possesses, her love for God is above them all. Not only will she be known for her love for her family but for God, and the things of the Kingdom as well. Who she is and what she…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:21-25, Zechariah 11-14, Revelation 21:4-27Reflection Verse: Proverbs 31:25Reflection: Beloved, a virtuous wife is a woman of strength who does not seek the limelight but is always there. She looks for and finds ways to be useful and productive for her family. The man that finds such a wife is blessed more than he…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:16-20, Zechariah 8-10, Revelation 20:7-21:4Reflection Verse: Proverbs 31:18Reflection: Beloved, The Word of God teaches that a virtuous woman makes good decisions and uses her time wisely. She is not lazy but goes about her business with diligence and energy. This kind of woman pulls her weight in the family. How wonderful a marriage would…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:10-15, Zechariah 4-7, Revelation 19:11-20:6Reflection Verse: Proverbs 31:10Reflection: Beloved, God’s Word teaches that a man who is considering a mate for marriage, is to seek diligently for a woman who is virtuous, because a virtuous woman has a value beyond any wealth, riches or beauty. Virtuous women are scarce in our society……
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:1-9, Zechariah 1-3, Revelation 19:1-1Reflection Verses: Proverbs 31:3-4Reflection: Beloved, those who are leaders and exercise authority have an expectation to be just and fair in what they do. Being intoxicated and chasing after women is not fitting for those in leadership. Those behaviors lead to injustice or perverted justice because those leaders, when in…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 30:24-33, Haggai 1-2, Revelation 18:11-24Reflection Verse: Proverbs 30:24-28Reflection: Beloved, God, has given all living creatures the ability to live out their destiny. Even the smallest creatures have the wisdom to survive and thrive, often leaving us humans seeking understanding. You and I, and all of mankind, have been created by God, with…
December 25 Scripture Readings: Proverbs 30:15-23, Zephaniah 1-3, Revelation 18:1-10 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 30:15-16 Reflection: Beloved, “give me – give me” is a modern-day mantra that signifies greed and ungratefulness. According to these verses in Proverbs there are three things that are never satisfied – the grave, the barren womb and water on the earth….
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 30:10-14, Habakkuk 1-3, Revelation 17 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 30:11 Reflection: Beloved, how awful it is that there are people in this world who have no respect for their parents at all, and some who even loathe them. These persons tend to not associate with their parents and gain no benefit from them or…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 30:1-9, Nahum 1-3, Revelation 16Reflection Verse: Proverbs 30:5Reflection: Beloved, The Word of God is pure – every word of it. There are no impurities in it. And since God’s Word is pure, it can be trusted. When it is trusted it can be relied upon in all things. It is all true and we can receive…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 29:22-27, Micah 5-7, Revelation 15Reflection Verse: Proverbs 29:27Reflection: Beloved, those of us who are righteous and have been set apart by God, hate what wicked and unjust people do, and seek to do away with it. Now understand that the righteous do not hate the person, but rather they hate those things that…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 29:16-21, Micah 1-4, Revelation 14Reflection Verse: Proverbs 29:18 Reflection: When people do not hear and follow God’s Word, they do whatever they want regardless of the effect it has on others. The result is mistrust, division and ultimately chaos. We need to hear and follow God’s Word, every day, for there is…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 29:8-15, Jonah 1-4, Revelation 13Reflection Verse: Proverbs 29:9Reflection: Beloved, a person who has wisdom will never be able to make his point clear enough for a fool to understand. The fool will either laugh at him, not taking his point seriously, or get angry, thus refusing to listen. So, one should not waste…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 29:1-7, Amos 9-Obadiah 1, Revelation 12 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 29:1 Reflection: Beloved, a person who has to receive rebuke constantly, and for the same things, is clearly not open to correction. Therefore, that person’s fate is sealed, and if there is no change of heart and actions, this person’s life is headed…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 28:22-28, Amos 6-8, Revelation 11 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 28:25 Reflection: Beloved, a proud person is never content with his life. In fact, the proud are so focused on themselves and the rightness of their own actions that they can’t see or tolerate any other way. On the other hand, a person who…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 28:15-21, Amos 3-5, Revelation 10 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 28:16 Reflection: Beloved, the Word of God teaches us and we have experienced for ourselves that rulers who seek their own welfare and interests show little or no mercy upon those they rule. They are cruel and oppressive to their people, using and extorting…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 28:8-14, Joel 2:28-Amos 2, Revelation 9 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 28:12 Reflection: The Word of God teaches that when righteous people are triumphant, the people can rejoice, live in a place where they are free to enjoy life, are not persecuted and are given preference. Not so when the wicked take over, for…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 28:1-7, Hosea 14-Joel 2:27, Revelation 8 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 28:2 Reflection: The Word of God teaches that one wise person can prevent a land from falling apart at the seams, by giving it stability. In our society, we have witnessed with our own eyes, so many rulers of nations who practice the…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 27:19-27, Hosea 10-13, Revelation 7 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 27:19 Reflection: Beloved, when a person looks in a mirror, he has the opportunity to see himself, if he has eyes to see, for who he really is. When a person truly looks at himself, it allows him to examine his own conscience, thoughts…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 27:10-18, Hosea 7-9, Revelation 6 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 27:12 Reflection: Beloved, a wise person will see the possibility of evil before him and avoid it or remove the temptation of it. A wise person will not allow himself to get stuck in situations that do not leave him options to flee from…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 27:1-9, Hosea 3-6, Revelation 5 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 27:1 Reflection: Beloved, tomorrow is not for you and me to know, unless God allows us to experience it. We can consider it and even plan for it, but we will not be able to live it until it is today. Meditate on that….
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 26:23-28, Daniel 11:36-Hosea 2, Revelation 4 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 26:28 Reflection: Beloved, we should know that a lie is a lie regardless of what form it takes. It is slanderous and derogatory. A lie’s intent is to destroy those that it is spoken against. A lie is secretly designed to leave a…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 26:13-22, Daniel 10-11:35, Revelation 3:7-22 Reflection Verses: Proverbs 26:18-19 Reflection: Beloved, the Word teaches that deceiving someone intentionally is a sin. Deception is malicious in its intent and brings harm to people. There is no excuse for it. Truth is too important and valuable to be handled as a joke. Every believer…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 26:7-12, Daniel 8-9, Revelation 2:18-3:6 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 26:10 Reflection: How awesome is our God, Who gives every person the benefit of the doubt and usually another chance for redemption. God deals with fools with less severity because of their ignorance of His will. God deals with the transgressor with more severity…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 26:1-6, Daniel 6-7, Revelation 2:1-17 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 26:6 Reflection: The Word of God teaches us to be very careful about who we send on our errands. It warns us that sending a message by someone who is not reliable is not a good idea because an unreliable person will not take…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 25:21-28, Daniel 4-5, Revelation 1 Reflection Verse: Proverbs 25:25 Reflection: One of the most refreshing things we can hear is good news from someone we care about. Isn’t it refreshing to hear of a someone getting a job after much searching, or a colleague calling to tell how God is working in…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 25:11-20, Daniel 2:24-3, Jude 1 Reflection Verses: Proverbs 25:11-12 Reflection: Beloved, all of us need encouragement from time to time. That is why encouraging words are so easily received. Encouraging words lift us up and infuse hope in us. Even words that seek to help us with a fault that we have…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 25:6-10, Daniel 1-2:23, 3 John Reflection Verse: Proverbs 25:8 Reflection: Lord God, when an issue escalates between two people, seeking legal action against another person should be a last resort, if even then. Otherwise, what recourse does one person have when it is discovered in court that he is the one at…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 25:1-5, Ezekiel 48, 2 John Reflection Verse: Proverbs 25:5 Prayer: Father God, In our world, wickedness and corruption threatens and often even halts, people’s ability to serve in integrity and fairness. Therefore, wickedness and corruption must be discovered and removed for people to be governed properly. I pray that all wickedness and…
