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:
10 If thou faint
in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Proverbs 24:10 (AMP):
10 If you faint in the day
of adversity, your strength is small.
Thoughts for the Day:
This verse in Proverbs
tells us that we are weak and only have small strength, if we are unable to
withstand adversity. No one likes to go through adversity; however, it is a part
of this life. The Bible tells us, that in this world, we will have
tribulation; however, we are not to lose heart or give up, because Jesus has
made a way for us to overcome adversities through the power of the Holy Spirit
in our lives.
John 16:33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the
world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the
world.
When we accept
Christ as our Saviour, it does not exempt us from the trials and difficulties in
this life, but we are given the promise that we will come through them
victoriously and still standing! There is a great example of this in a
parable Jesus shared in His Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew
7:24-27:
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will
liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat
upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall
be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat
upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
These verses tell
us that our protection comes from listening to the Words of Jesus and then
acting on them. We must be a doer of the Word, and not just a hearer. The
book of John tells us that we deceive ourselves if we are just a hearer
and not a doer.
James 1:22: But
be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
It is through
obedience to the Word of God that we become overcomers. We cannot continue
to sin and expect to walk in victory. We are accountable to the Word of
God, once we hear it. Before we come to know the Lord, we commit sins out of
ignorance to the commands of Jesus. This brings destruction in our lives.
However, once we come to God, then we must study the Bible to find out what is
required of us. Ignorance of the Word will bring destruction in our lives.
Obedience will bring victory!
Hosea 4:6a: My
people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Afflictions,
adversity and tribulation may come against us, but the Bible tells us that we do
not have to yield to weakness and be overcome by them. We have been given the
Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit in order to overcome anything that
the devil may send our way. The Bible tells us that we are "more than
conquerors" and that the "greater one" lives in us!
Romans 8:35-37:
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are
accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved
us.
Although in the
natural, we may have only a little strength, in Christ we have access to His
strength, which can overcome any and all adversities.
1 John 4:4: Ye
are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that
is in you, than he that is in the world.
Philippians
4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for sustaining me through many trials and afflictions. I do
appreciate the strength that You have given me to overcome everything that the
enemy has tried to use to destroy me with. Lord, when You open doors for
me to testify to Your saving and sustaining grace, give me the Holy boldness to
witness about what You have done. Fill me with the Holy Spirit daily so that I
might be able to overcome anything that I may face today, and in the future.
Lord, give me grace not to look at the adverse circumstances around me; but
rather, look at the greatness of Your mighty power! May I be reminded of
the things You have done for me in the past, knowing that You will continue to
help me today in my need. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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