The story of Ananias and Sapphira (sp?), although I am not sure I understand the context completely, seems to correlate and illustrate the words in Proverbs well. It is clear that Ananias and his wife were
following their own ways, purposefully withholding and feeding their greed for more, rather than trusting in the Lord acknowledging Him in all their ways. Their lack of trust resulted in swift judgment from God. He didn’t tolerate their greed or deception. It reminds me of Judas, selling Jesus out for a meager amount of silver. What does it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul? Jesus invites us to find our souls, but we must be willing to lose the world and all it has to offer. We can’t serve two masters.
Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. It’s very true that if we store up good things in our hearts, our words and actions will be good. I’m finding it hard during this time of quarantine to fill myself up with good things. There just seems to be so much time to focus on the bad- and there’s so much bad and evil present right now. But I have to remember to be gentle with myself and with my heart. And to be careful about what I’m letting into my heart.
Yes, indeed!! Find encouragement in this: that you recognize your need to fill your heart with good things. This is the Spirit in you, drawing your heart towards Him and His truth. ❤️
10Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
11I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. -ellie
we must trust in the Lord. do not let fear overwhelm you, lean on God and he will give you the wisdom and strength to move forward, and to be guided by Him. do not withhold happiness from those who are closest to you, we should strive to do what is best and necessary for them. bring light and hope into each of their lives as God has given us light and hope into our lives. ☀️
Today, I am on day 5 of bed rest with a broken foot! Proverbs4:12 refreshed me! May my heart run and not stumble! For God is my heart’s strength and rhythm.
May we keep our hearts with diligence, for from it springs life. Let us pursue the life of righteousness which shines in light until the glory of full day.
This reading reminded me that just because I have failed in the past, doesn’t mean I will the next time. The scripture says focus on the path ahead and ponder it. I should let the lessons He has taught me in those failures push me to create a plan that allows me to success.
Tonight, I was struggling with not being good enough for a guy and not feeling too good about my self. I’ve read Proverbs 3:5-6 many times, but tonight they were exactly what I needed to hear. Maybe I won’t have a high school sweetheart, but instead God will bring me a man when we are both first in love with Him. I just need to trust in God and his plan.
I can relate. My relationship recently ended after 4/5 years and our biggest mistake was not being in love with God first. Still not understanding completely, but putting trust in God. Praying for you extra.
I have spoken to God briefly on behalf of Sarah. Thank you for being so specific on how to pray for her needs. I lost you up to the Lord as well Analynn. Thank you for asking for prayer for your dear friend and I wanted to say I am sorry for the fear and worry her illness brings to you and all those who love her. I am going to pray for God’s peace for all of you as well. May Gods light reign down on Sarah. May the shadow of He Holy Spirit fall on all who surround her and bring peace to you all. There is power in the name of Jesus alone so when you don’t know how to pray anymore just call on His name.
Please pray for my family friend, Sarah, who is currently fighting a rare disease. She is not in good condition & does not have much time left to live. Please pray for comfort, that she will
Be healed, & for a miracle. Please pray that God will touch her heart, mind, spirit, & body. Thank you.
I woke up this morning uncomfortable and was unable to get back to sleep; opening the curtains wide, the morning sun illuminated the long grass fields and played among the creatures of the fog-drenched mountains. How amazing was the sight! I was in such awe at God’s work and had to stop and thank Him for such beauty. Then, unable to get back to sleep I looked to read some truth of God’s word. Proverbs 4:18 speaks so clearly and beautifully about not only what glory the righteous may gain from God, but just the overall splendour of God’s glory! Such an inspiring verse that I feel God blessed me with especially on this day. I know it’s so difficult to stay on the right path when I am at school, but all I need do is trust in God with my wisdom and He will lead me! And what a rewarding outcome lies in store: “the shining sun that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day”! (Proverbs 4:18)
Put His Word first in all you do (even at school), and you will stay on the right path! Proverbs will show us more of that. StaY with us (or spend some time in His Word) each day–not only when you can’t sleep :) Praying for you!
Abigail- What I love about Jesus is that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us (James 4:8). Keeping drawing near to Him at school and He will be there! You’ve got this. He isn’t going anywhere and He’s with you always!
“But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.”
It paints a picture of increasing light upon the path of the believer…just as a sunrise begins with the faint glow of dawn and continues shining brighter and brighter to the splendor of the noonday. ~
The more we trust Jesus, the more we believe His words…the more we put our faith in Him, the brighter our path becomes.
I love how you said “The more we trust Jesus, the more we believe His words…the more we put our faith in Him, the brighter our path becomes” it clarified the passage for me.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. After a restless and wakeful night when I struggled to pray and my mind kept wandering, seeing that reminder this morning is sweet. I kept this verse and meditated on it during those moments before, but couldn’t bring it to mind last night. God doesn’t forget. He is so good!
25 Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure. – Proverbs 4:25-26
Last night, during our night service, my pastor said that the best advice he could ever give us is to think of all that comes with our decisions. How it’s never just the choice, but the choice and “all of its friends”. This scripture reinforced for me that I need to truly think about my choices.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Wow I love how tithing is mentioned here in Proverbs, this is definitely a wise thing to do!
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared. <3
the proverbs are just so FULL! it’s hard for me to take it all in, but I love it’s constant reminder of how good God’s wisdom is. 3:17 says that the path of wisdom is PEACE! how many times have I tried to google something about nutrition, politics, pregnancy, or essential oils and came back from it more confused than before? in my search for worldly wisdom I can often times create chaos, bitterness, or pride in thinking I’m smarter than everyone else, and although it’s nice and good to know about those things, HIS word says that HIS wisdom bring PEACE! I’m convicted today to hold HIS wisdom more dear to my heart than the information of this world.
Friend you are in GOOD COMPANY! Too many times I have fallen down the rabbit hole of looking for earthly wisdom and ended up anxious and convinced I’m doing everything wrong and the world is ending (ha ok maybe not the world ending but you get it). How often, sadly, do I forget that the path of *Godly* wisdom brings peace. Thanks for this reminder Justine!
Oh my! I also do the same!! Thank you for opening my eyes. I research nutrition so much and I notice every time I do, I fail even more than I did before I knew that information.
Amen!! So good. I’ve done the same, especially in regards to nutrition/health, and I came up with a little phrase “ask God, not Google” haha it’s catchy and keeps me on track. Google is great, but it’s so important to make sure to seek/rely on God and His understanding first and foremost!
I’m not quite sure I know what this means. Could someone give me their interpretation? Thanks :) 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Hi according to Matthew Henry it means that we should keep our hearts pure and make every effort to allow only goodness to come through and from us.
We become the “springs of life” if we live in wisdom of His words, take them to heart and then reflect that to others.
The past two days in proverbs have reminded me how wisdom and knowledge are matters of the HEART- not just our minds. We are to treasure wisdom in our heart and trust the Lord with our whole hearts too–not only our minds in “intellectual assent” as my study bible puts it. And his wisdom is for our good and flourishing. How merciful is He?! ahhhh.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths. – this verse reminds me of when I was saved… When I stopped trying to control my life and let God take over
Me too Katrina! I just recently re dedicated my life and have to look at this verse often to remind myself that God is in control and it’s not about what my flesh/pride wants anymore!
” Healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones!”
TurningPoint Church in Lexington, KY is in 21 days of prayers. Give us wisdom God! Help us to not withhold any good for those whom it is due! We seek you! We seek wisdom and insight for your people!
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The story of Ananias and Sapphira (sp?), although I am not sure I understand the context completely, seems to correlate and illustrate the words in Proverbs well. It is clear that Ananias and his wife were
following their own ways, purposefully withholding and feeding their greed for more, rather than trusting in the Lord acknowledging Him in all their ways. Their lack of trust resulted in swift judgment from God. He didn’t tolerate their greed or deception. It reminds me of Judas, selling Jesus out for a meager amount of silver. What does it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul? Jesus invites us to find our souls, but we must be willing to lose the world and all it has to offer. We can’t serve two masters.
This is very insightful. I like what you said about us not being able to serve two masters and relating this story to the story of Judas.
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5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. It’s very true that if we store up good things in our hearts, our words and actions will be good. I’m finding it hard during this time of quarantine to fill myself up with good things. There just seems to be so much time to focus on the bad- and there’s so much bad and evil present right now. But I have to remember to be gentle with myself and with my heart. And to be careful about what I’m letting into my heart.
Yes, indeed!! Find encouragement in this: that you recognize your need to fill your heart with good things. This is the Spirit in you, drawing your heart towards Him and His truth. ❤️
“And they were all healed.” ❤️
10Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
11I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. -ellie
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
Trust in the lord and his plan for you despite what you are going through rn god will provide and he puts you in these situations for a reason.
we must trust in the Lord. do not let fear overwhelm you, lean on God and he will give you the wisdom and strength to move forward, and to be guided by Him. do not withhold happiness from those who are closest to you, we should strive to do what is best and necessary for them. bring light and hope into each of their lives as God has given us light and hope into our lives. ☀️
Today, I am on day 5 of bed rest with a broken foot! Proverbs4:12 refreshed me! May my heart run and not stumble! For God is my heart’s strength and rhythm.
May we keep our hearts with diligence, for from it springs life. Let us pursue the life of righteousness which shines in light until the glory of full day.
❤️❤️
This reading reminded me that just because I have failed in the past, doesn’t mean I will the next time. The scripture says focus on the path ahead and ponder it. I should let the lessons He has taught me in those failures push me to create a plan that allows me to success.
Tonight, I was struggling with not being good enough for a guy and not feeling too good about my self. I’ve read Proverbs 3:5-6 many times, but tonight they were exactly what I needed to hear. Maybe I won’t have a high school sweetheart, but instead God will bring me a man when we are both first in love with Him. I just need to trust in God and his plan.
I can relate. My relationship recently ended after 4/5 years and our biggest mistake was not being in love with God first. Still not understanding completely, but putting trust in God. Praying for you extra.
I have spoken to God briefly on behalf of Sarah. Thank you for being so specific on how to pray for her needs. I lost you up to the Lord as well Analynn. Thank you for asking for prayer for your dear friend and I wanted to say I am sorry for the fear and worry her illness brings to you and all those who love her. I am going to pray for God’s peace for all of you as well. May Gods light reign down on Sarah. May the shadow of He Holy Spirit fall on all who surround her and bring peace to you all. There is power in the name of Jesus alone so when you don’t know how to pray anymore just call on His name.
Please pray for my family friend, Sarah, who is currently fighting a rare disease. She is not in good condition & does not have much time left to live. Please pray for comfort, that she will
Be healed, & for a miracle. Please pray that God will touch her heart, mind, spirit, & body. Thank you.
Praying. So sorry to hear. Praying she will know the comfort of the Living God.
Praying for supernatural healing and peace to surround your friend and her loved ones.
Prayed for Sarah, and for the friends and family who love her!
I woke up this morning uncomfortable and was unable to get back to sleep; opening the curtains wide, the morning sun illuminated the long grass fields and played among the creatures of the fog-drenched mountains. How amazing was the sight! I was in such awe at God’s work and had to stop and thank Him for such beauty. Then, unable to get back to sleep I looked to read some truth of God’s word. Proverbs 4:18 speaks so clearly and beautifully about not only what glory the righteous may gain from God, but just the overall splendour of God’s glory! Such an inspiring verse that I feel God blessed me with especially on this day. I know it’s so difficult to stay on the right path when I am at school, but all I need do is trust in God with my wisdom and He will lead me! And what a rewarding outcome lies in store: “the shining sun that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day”! (Proverbs 4:18)
Put His Word first in all you do (even at school), and you will stay on the right path! Proverbs will show us more of that. StaY with us (or spend some time in His Word) each day–not only when you can’t sleep :) Praying for you!
Abigail- What I love about Jesus is that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us (James 4:8). Keeping drawing near to Him at school and He will be there! You’ve got this. He isn’t going anywhere and He’s with you always!
I love the 18th verse in Proverbs 4.
“But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.”
It paints a picture of increasing light upon the path of the believer…just as a sunrise begins with the faint glow of dawn and continues shining brighter and brighter to the splendor of the noonday. ~
The more we trust Jesus, the more we believe His words…the more we put our faith in Him, the brighter our path becomes.
Beautiful.
I love how you said “The more we trust Jesus, the more we believe His words…the more we put our faith in Him, the brighter our path becomes” it clarified the passage for me.
Scary thing Gods power in that last story of acts….
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. After a restless and wakeful night when I struggled to pray and my mind kept wandering, seeing that reminder this morning is sweet. I kept this verse and meditated on it during those moments before, but couldn’t bring it to mind last night. God doesn’t forget. He is so good!
Amen!
25 Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure. – Proverbs 4:25-26
Last night, during our night service, my pastor said that the best advice he could ever give us is to think of all that comes with our decisions. How it’s never just the choice, but the choice and “all of its friends”. This scripture reinforced for me that I need to truly think about my choices.
Hi Shari,
What if your own choices is not the best for you?
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Wow I love how tithing is mentioned here in Proverbs, this is definitely a wise thing to do!
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared. <3
Love these verses! God is so good :)
Who is the “she” the bible is referring to?
In 3:14, it says that it is Wisdom.
Or sorry, 13. It helps Solomon use those illustrations, and I think it was something Hebrews did a lot in their writing.
the proverbs are just so FULL! it’s hard for me to take it all in, but I love it’s constant reminder of how good God’s wisdom is. 3:17 says that the path of wisdom is PEACE! how many times have I tried to google something about nutrition, politics, pregnancy, or essential oils and came back from it more confused than before? in my search for worldly wisdom I can often times create chaos, bitterness, or pride in thinking I’m smarter than everyone else, and although it’s nice and good to know about those things, HIS word says that HIS wisdom bring PEACE! I’m convicted today to hold HIS wisdom more dear to my heart than the information of this world.
Friend you are in GOOD COMPANY! Too many times I have fallen down the rabbit hole of looking for earthly wisdom and ended up anxious and convinced I’m doing everything wrong and the world is ending (ha ok maybe not the world ending but you get it). How often, sadly, do I forget that the path of *Godly* wisdom brings peace. Thanks for this reminder Justine!
God’s wisdom…yes…Amen and amen!!!
Oh my! I also do the same!! Thank you for opening my eyes. I research nutrition so much and I notice every time I do, I fail even more than I did before I knew that information.
Amen!! So good. I’ve done the same, especially in regards to nutrition/health, and I came up with a little phrase “ask God, not Google” haha it’s catchy and keeps me on track. Google is great, but it’s so important to make sure to seek/rely on God and His understanding first and foremost!
I’m not quite sure I know what this means. Could someone give me their interpretation? Thanks :) 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Hi according to Matthew Henry it means that we should keep our hearts pure and make every effort to allow only goodness to come through and from us.
We become the “springs of life” if we live in wisdom of His words, take them to heart and then reflect that to others.
Wow! That makes so much more sense. Definitely a good thing to be doing in our day-to-day lives. Thanks for the help :)
Thank you for providing the question! :-)
Beautifully said , yes yes yes!!
The past two days in proverbs have reminded me how wisdom and knowledge are matters of the HEART- not just our minds. We are to treasure wisdom in our heart and trust the Lord with our whole hearts too–not only our minds in “intellectual assent” as my study bible puts it. And his wisdom is for our good and flourishing. How merciful is He?! ahhhh.
amazing insight Nikki! thanks for sharing.
So good!
Proverbs 3:3 has been a favourite verse for years and years. I try to let it rule my interactions and thought processes.
it’s such a beautiful word picture! I love the idea of writing love and faithfulness on ones heart!
Verses 27 and 28 really convicted me. We’re called to give ourselves and not just when it is convenient for us.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths. – this verse reminds me of when I was saved… When I stopped trying to control my life and let God take over
Me too Katrina! I just recently re dedicated my life and have to look at this verse often to remind myself that God is in control and it’s not about what my flesh/pride wants anymore!
So freeing isn’t it! Welcome home.
” Healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones!”
TurningPoint Church in Lexington, KY is in 21 days of prayers. Give us wisdom God! Help us to not withhold any good for those whom it is due! We seek you! We seek wisdom and insight for your people!
Praying from here in Louisville for you neighbor!
Thank you! Glad to have you close by!
Proverbs 3—-so much wisdom.
Amen! Yes I love Proverbs 3