WEEKEND REVIEW
April 20 & 21, 2024

Proverbs 9:10-11

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Work Week Devotions
Through The Book Of Proverbs

     What a joy it has been to be with you this past week. I pray these WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS have been a blessing to you as well. To receive them daily in your e-mail box go to LIHWMinistries Sign-Up Page – Living In His Word Ministries and sign up. Each day these devotions will be delivered directly in your e-mail box.

      As previously mentioned, with WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS, we will only be publishing Devotional Thoughts Monday – Friday.

     On Saturday we suggest you re-read the entire chapter we have been studying this 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.

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WEEK 15 – Day 6:

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

Proverbs 9-10

WEEK 15 – 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
OLD & NEW TESTAMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW:

April 20
Judges 21-Ruth 2
Luke 15
April 21
No Passages Assigned

 

NEXT WEEKS UPCOMING SCHEUDLES:

SCHEDULE 1 – Bible In a Year – with Proverbs Study 

April 22
1 Kings 5 – 1 Kings 7
Proverbs 10:14 – 16
April 23
1 Kings 8 – 1 Kings 10
Proverbs 10:17 – 20
April 24
1 Kings 11 – 1 Kings 13
Proverbs 10:21 – 23
April 25
1 Kings 14 – 1 Kings 17
Proverbs 10:24 – 26
April 26
1 Kings 18 – 1 Kings 20
Proverbs 10:27 – 29
April 27
Proverbs 10 – 11
April 28
No Passages Assigned

 

SCHEDULE 2 – Old & New Testament

April 22
Ruth 3-1 Samuel 1
Luke 16:1-17
April 23
1 Samuel 2-4
Luke 16:18-31
April 24
1 Samuel 5-8
Luke 17
April 25
1 Samuel 9-11
Luke 18:1-30
April 26
1 Samuel 12-13
Luke 18:31-43
April 27
1 Samuel 14-15
Luke 19:1-27
April 28
No Passages Assigned

Some New Old Stuff
April 19, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 10:10-13
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        Archaeologists are continually finding new old stuff. The older the thing they discover, the more valuable it becomes. In fact, one might even argue that if they could uncover the oldest thing ever to exist in the universe, it would be the most valuable possession of all. Well, if you’ll share this knowledge with everyone, I’ll reveal to you where it can be found. It’s written in the pages of God’s Word; it’s Wisdom, embodied in the person of Jesus Christ.

      Wisdom existed alongside Christ before the Earth was ever created. I understand that this concept might be challenging to grasp. In our modern, time-conscious world, it’s difficult to contemplate a time before time itself. However, wisdom was present in Christ before the creation of the Earth, before the formation of even a single angel, and before the trinity brought any planet into existence in the entire universe. God’s wisdom conceived, created, designed, developed, and continues to uphold and harmoniously govern everything beyond our imagination.

      Our verses state, “In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found.” All that we were, are today, and aspire to become is enveloped in God’s wisdom. When time ceases to exist, wisdom will endure. When Earth, as we know it, ceases to exist, wisdom will persist.

      The most valuable entity in all of time and eternity, both then and now, is Godly Wisdom. The best part is that you can possess some of it today if you desire. Do you want to acquire a piece of this Ancient Wisdom?

     

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     James 1:5 says this; “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” Get some of God’s wisdom through His Word today.

What can you do today to share God’s Wisdom with a friend?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: APRIL 19, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
   1 Kings 2 – 1 Kings 4
   Proverbs 10:10 – 13

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Judges 19-20
   Luke 14

Sometimes People Resist Good Advice
April 18, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 10:5-9
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Nothing’s harder than trying to help a person who doesn’t want help. I heard of a man who dove into really cold water trying to save a drowning man. When he reached the man to help him, the man started fighting and pushing him away. The victim had been in the cold water fighting for life so long that exhaustion and the cold caused him to begin hallucinating. He imagined something or someone was out to get him when, in reality, there was someone there to save him.

    As our verses today say, “The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.” Sometimes people can be like that drowning person. When you reach out to try to help and give them any type of constructive criticism at all, instead of learning and growing, they lash out with hurtful and terrible accusations against you. They have been fighting life for so long that they imagine everyone is out to get them.

    The Bible tells us to reach out to the hurting. However, there also comes a time when you need to step back and wait until they are at a place where help will be accepted. The drowning victim mentioned before soon quit fighting; he simply could not fight anymore due to sheer exhaustion. The rescuer then easily took him to safety. Later, the rescued victim thanked him for what he had done.

    There is an old saying, “You can’t help someone who does not want help.” As I’ve grown older and have been kicked many times by those I was trying to help, I see now that my parents and the Bible are right. Sometimes you need to let a person struggle until they are ready to be helped. Yet, always be ready and willing to help.

     

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Does this mean we are to give up on people? NO WAY! While waiting for them to want help, pray for them with all your heart. Pray that God will make a way. Then be there when He does.

Are you ready and willing to help When God makes a way?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: APRIL 18, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    2 Samuel 23 – 1 Kings 1
    Proverbs 10:5 – 9

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Judges 16-18
   Luke 13:18-35

What’s In Your Hand?
April 17, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 10:1-4
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        Okay, if you are reading this at breakfast, it may sound a little gross. I was with a group of men one time when one of them said, “I sure wish I had a million bucks.” Another then said, “Well, wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up the quickest.” We all laughed and walked away. Nevertheless, somehow that phrase stuck in my mind. The fact of what he had said was so true. You can wish all you want. You can daydream your life away. However, God rewards the hand of the diligent. He blesses the work that we do.

      In Proverbs 10:3, it says, “He casteth away the substance of the wicked.” Some may say that is not always true. Let’s examine this for a second. Have you ever bought a new computer or car? You thought about it, searched for the best model and deal. Then the day came, and you bought it. Then the next day, they came out with a brand-new model, just a little better than the one you bought. Somehow, what was excellent the day before was not exactly the best today. Your joy is still there, but your eyes begin to focus on what you want next.

       It seems the wealthy are much that way. No matter how much they get, their eyes are always on the horizon, wanting more. God does not allow them to ever really relax and be completely satisfied.

      The Christian realizes all he or she has, or will ever have, comes from God. We must work and be diligent, all the while knowing we can be satisfied with what we have, as it is God who will supply all we will ever need.     

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

What is it that you need today?
Why not go straight to the source and ask Him about it?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: APRIL 17, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    2 Samuel 19-22
   Proverbs 10:1-4

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Judges 12-15
   Luke 13:1-17

Be A Passenger, Not A Partaker
April 16, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 9:13-18
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, To call passengers who go right on their ways: Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        Today, more than ever, it seems that sin is calling out to people from every vantage point. Beer companies advertise at almost every sporting event known to man. Their logos are displayed on racecars, side banners at every ball game, and even the World Olympics has an official sponsoring beer company.

      The sin of homosexuality is no longer an occasional occurrence on television. It is now almost expected that every sitcom will portray a gay or lesbian character. Pornography is everywhere. If you surf the internet for any length of time, you are bound to come across it, whether you visit those sites intentionally or not.

❖ Sin is sitting at the door, calling out to everyone.

❖ Sin does not discriminate based on a person’s social standing or status.

❖ Sin never takes a holiday and does not give up.

      So what is the answer you might ask? The answer is to be, as the Proverbs 9:15 says, “passengers who go right on their ways.” Sin does not have to win just because it is there.

    The Bible tells us,

❖ He who is in us is greater than he who is in this world. (1 John 4:4)

❖ It says to resist Satan and he will flee. (James 4:7)

❖ It says, sin no longer has dominion over you. (Rom. 6:14)

   So, live like a winner. Live above sins grasp. Claim the Word of God, and march on through life not yielding to sin, and her beckoning call.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     It is time that we as Christians live as God intended for us to live. Free from the grips of Satan, and his demons. Rejoice in your liberty to Live Life in Christ!

How does the world Tempt You?
How do you use God’s Word to fight against it?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: APRIL 16, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
   2 Samuel 15-18
   Proverbs 9:13 – 18

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Judges 10-11
   Luke 12:36-59