Do It Today

November 2, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 27:1-3 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    “Let me see, what do I have on my calendar for tomorrow.” Sound familiar?

    We all make plans for the future. Organization is a great tool. God even encourages us to do things in an orderly fashion. However, sometimes we put things off and plan to do on another day, which should be taken care of today. Things such as telling a friend about Christ or showing a Christian brother or sister that we love them. Matters of encouragement to our children and spouse, letting them know they are first in our life. We should be doing these things now rather than later.

    The most important of all things you should never put off until tomorrow is knowing for sure where you will spend eternity. Proverbs 27:1 tells us why it is so important to do this today. That is because we really do not know what tomorrow holds in store. Only God knows that, and He is not telling.

        
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Do you know Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Romans 10:9-11 says, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”

    A simple prayer of confession from your heart to God is all He is waiting to hear. Something like, “God please forgive me of my sin. I believe Jesus died for my sin, rose, and is coming again. I believe His blood paid the price for all my sin, Amen.” 

    When should you pray this prayer? Right now, trust Him today. When you do, would you let us know. Our e-mail is LIHW@LivingInHisWord.com. Call a Bible Believing Church in your area and ask the Pastor to help you in your newfound life in Jesus Christ. They will rejoice with you in your decisions to walk in a new life with Christ TODAY.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  November 2, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
John 8 – 10     / Proverbs 27:1-3

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Jeremiah 32-34      /   Philemon

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Weekend Review

October 31 & November 1, 2020

Proverbs 26:20

Where no wood is,
there the fire goeth out:
so where there is no talebearer,
the strife ceaseth.

Work Week Devotions
Through the Book of Proverbs

      As you know by now, with WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS, we only publish our Devotional Thoughts on Monday – Friday. On Saturday we suggest you re-read the entire chapter we have been studying this past week, and if we will be going into the following chapter the next week, we encourage you to read that chapter as well.       

There are never Devotions on Sunday. 

Thank you for joining us as we
journey together
Through Proverbs in 2020.

WEEK 43 – Day 6

     On Saturday, we suggest you re-read the Proverb we have written from this past week and the week to come.

Proverbs 26-27

WEEK 43 – Day 7

     Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastor’s heart. Whatever Scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS

November 2, 2020    John 8     –   John 10        Proverbs 27:1 – 3
November 3, 2020    John 11   –   John 12        Proverbs 27:4 – 6
November 4, 2020    John 13   –   John 15        Proverbs 27:7 – 10
November 5, 2020    John 16   –   John 18        Proverbs 27:11 – 13
November 6, 2020    John 19   –   John 21        Proverbs 27:14 – 17
November 7, 2020    Proverbs 27 – 28                    
November 8, 2020   No Passages Assigned    

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

November 2, 2020     Jeremiah 32-34             Philemon
November 3, 2020     Jeremiah 35-37             Hebrews 1-2
November 4, 2020     Jeremiah 38-41             Hebrews 3
November 5, 2020     Jeremiah 42-45             Hebrews 4-5
November 6, 2020     Jeremiah 46-48             Hebrews 6
November 7, 2020     Jeremiah 49-50             Hebrews 7
November 8, 2020   No Passages Assigned

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

October 31, 2020       Jeremiah 30-31              Titus 2-3
November 1, 2020   No Passages Assigned

Do You Smell Like Smoke?

October 30, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 26:23-28 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

     How many of you are campers? You just love to get out there, set up a tent, or drags your RV or trailer out and go camping. I will have to admit that my idea of roughing it is being booked into the sixth floor of a motel and finding out that the elevator has quit working. The great outdoorsman I am not.

     I do love to sit by a campfire and visit others though. I have one problem. Whenever I get near enough to the fire to melt chocolate and marshmallows together on a gram cracker, no matter how hard I try to find which way the wind is blowing, I always seem to attract the smoke from the fire. If I move, it follows me. My eyes burn and water, and I cannot see a thing. What started out sounding like fun ends up more like torture.

     Our verses today give several comparisons of what it is like to be around a person who is deceitful. Verse 23 says, “Like a potsherd covered with silver dross.” A potsherd is cheap clay or earthen vessel. The silver dross is the scum that forms on the surface of the molten metal pot. It may appear silver, but it is as phony and worthless as the pot it covers. Verse 25 says, “When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.” Simply stated, there are more lies where that one came from. However, as I come to verse 27 it reminded me of the smoke that follow you at a campfire when it said, “he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.” Just like the smoke that follows you, burns your eyes, and causes discomfort, so is a friendship with a dishonest person. They are just not a joy to be around. You can never be sure of anything they say. Most others know of their lying ways and do not want to be around them either. It is just like that smoke; you just do not want to be there.

         
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Friendships are important. However, a bad friendship can do more harm than good. It becomes like the stone rolling back to crush us, or the smoke that follows us around. Pray for them, love them, witness to them, but do not hang around them. If you hang around the fire too long, soon you smell like smoke.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  October 30, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  John 6 – 7    / Proverbs 26:23-28

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Jeremiah 26-29          /   Titus 1

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Do They Need Your Help?

October 29, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 26:17-22 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

     “Keep to yourself and mind your own business.” I can remember my dad telling me those words time and time again. I guess he had to keep telling me because I didn’t seem to listen well the first time. Most often, I would find him telling me this for the umpteenth time right after I had stuck my nose into yet one more situation in which I really had no business.

     It just seems to me that all too often, when trying to help two people out of tense situation with one another, before long they are both friends again, but for some reason one or both of them have turned on you! Why, could it be that they never asked for any help? Could it be that a nose once again was somewhere it did not have any business? Well, probably.

     That is what our verses today are saying. They are not saying we should not help if asked to help. However, sticking our nose in where it does not belong is wrong.

     Solomon said it like this. “He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.” In other words, it will usually come back to bite you.

     I always wondered how my dad got so smart. Maybe he remembered these verses from  Proverbs. Watch out where you stick your nose, you might get it bitten off! 

     
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     The Bible tells us as Christians to help one another, and if possible, to keep a brother or sister from falling into sin. However, it also says to do so in truth, and in love. Before we get involved in a problem, we should be sure to get God involved. It just might be, with a little patience and prayer, God will do it alone. If He needs our help, He will let us know.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  October 29, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  John 4 – 5      /    Proverbs 26:17-22

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Jeremiah 23-25           /   2 Timothy 3-4

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