Daily Devotional
Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in the
Bible.
The Wisdom of God
Verses for the Day:
Proverbs 2:21-22(KJV): "For the upright shall dwell in the
land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted
out of it."
Thoughts for the Day:
These verses are a wonderful promise for God's
people. The first verse says that the upright and the perfect shall
dwell in the land and remain in it. This is a great promise of protection and also is a
promise that the devil cannot run us off of the land that the Lord has placed us in. What
makes a person upright and perfect? The Bible calls us righteous or
upright when we have accepted the Lord Jesus as our savior, and we walk in His
will. When it speaks of perfect, this is speaking to us to be like Jesus and our
Heavenly Father.
In the New Testament, we read this scripture:
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect"
(Matthew 5:48). Immediately, we think that there is no way we can be perfect.
The Bible would never tells us to be something that we could not be. The
Bible meaning of perfect is better rendered mature. The Lord does not
want us to remain immature and get in the flesh, and do things that are unbecoming as His
followers. He wants us to grow up and be perfect or mature. He wants us
to stand in His righteousness and not our own.
Notice that verse 22 tells us that it is the wicked that
shall be cut off and removed from the earth, not the righteous. The Bible says in Psalm
24:1: "A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein." God and His people will eventually inhabit the
earth, and it will be the devil's followers who will be removed.
In the Lord's prayer, Jesus prayed, "They kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth as it is in Heaven." The Lord wants to demonstrate His
will and kingdom in this earth to all people and the way He wants to do it, is for each of
His people to demonstrate the will of God in their lives. He wants our light to shine in
this dark world.
Matthew 13:41-43: "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall
cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then
shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear."
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father, I want to be a light for
You in this earth. Lord, we live in a dark world, so I desire that You shine in me so
others may see Your light. Help me today to live perfectly toward you and walk in Your
will. I know that when I do this, you will use me to help others. I know that while I am
busy about your business, You will keep me safe from all harm. Thank you, today for
protecting my granddaughter in the automobile accident that she was involved in yesterday.
Although the car was totaled, she and her friend were not injured. Thank you for
another of Your promises in Psalm 37 that says, our seed shall be blessed. I am most
blessed to have the promises of Your Word. May others know those same promises are
for them and their families too. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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