Truth Daily Devo

It is absolutely crazy how our culture demeans the choices and behaviors that scripture promotes while glorifying and celebrating the things that scripture discourages. Today’s passage teaches us to value things like being prudent and how to acknowledge feelings such as guilt and grief. Proverbs 14:8-13 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/PRO.14.8-13.NLT ------------------- Music: Know Your Hear...

Families and households are the building blocks for communities. Healthy families help create healthy communities. Today's passage of scripture shows us examples of how we can make sure our households are places of love and nurturing versus places of turmoil and frustration. Let's read. Proverbs 14:1-7 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/PRO.14.1-7.NLT --------------------- Music: Know Y...

We all have dreams, well at least I hope you do because you don’t have dreams, you’ve allowed the enemy to steal your hope. Dreams are beautiful when they come true. Even when we can see ourselves getting closer to achieving them, we at least feel confident that we are on the right track. The hard reality is that we aren’t always willing to do what it takes to see our dreams become a reality. Toda...

Our culture is constantly giving us feedback and correction to our thoughts and actions. It's like the ways of this world have a gravity that is seeking to pull us into conformity with what's considered normal. The more I read Proverbs, the more I realize how countercultural the ways of scripture are and today's passage helps to make that point even more clear. Proverbs 13:13-18 (NLT)...

As we conclude our 5th week in the book of Proverbs, I feel like I'm learning more each day about different ways to approach the text. The biggest challenge that I've had has been to consider entire passages and how they relate to each other instead of simply looking at each verse individually. Today's passage is no different and the big takeaway that stood out to me was the idea of a...

I am just loving these Proverbs. There's just so many golden nuggets of wisdom woven into a mystery of how they are all connected. Today's passage of scripture might sound like random pieces of advice, but it's so fun to see how they pieces fit together and just how useful and applicable they are today. Proverbs 12:20-28 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/PRO.12.20-28.NLT ----------...

We all want the results. It may be weight loss or fitness goals, or maybe that opportunity or promotion at work, or if we are in school, the A on the test. We all want the result, but being willing to put in the work to get the result is a whole different story. Today’s passage is full of some absolute gems that I hope will help calibrate us when it comes to the work we are willing to put in to ac...

Toxic people are fatal. There’s no other way to say it. There are people who just seem to bring drama and chaos every time they open their mouths. Then there are those who seem to be just the opposite. People who bring life, folks, that after you talk to them it feels like you’ve just had a breath of fresh air. Which type of people do we tend to gravitate to? Which type of people do we choose to b...

When I was a kid, there were certain words that you might have said but you definitely didn’t let any adult hear you utter. Now, of course all of the standard curse words were on that list but so was the word, “stupid”. Even now, it feels harsh to hear things being called stupid. I still avoid calling people stupid but we can definitely do some stupid things. Proverbs 12:1-3 (NLT) https://www.bibl...

Prosperity has become a dirty word in many churches. I’ve personally been on the receiving end of lots of sermons about prosperity and riches. To be completely honest, so many of those messages were grounded in emotionalism and manipulation that it makes it challenging to accept the truth that scripture does provide wisdom on gaining wealth and being prosperous. Proverbs 11:23-28 (NLT) https://www...

I remember hearing the story of a blind musician, by the name of, Ray Charles. It was said that when he first started performing, people would pay him with dollar bills and tell him they were a higher amount than they were. For example, they would give him a $1 bill and tell him it was a $20 bill. Concert managers took advantage of his inability to see. Most people desire to be dealt with honestly...

Regardless of the inevitable ups and downs of life, we all have choices regarding how we respond to whatever life throws our way. The foolish people will blame outside circumstances while the wise are willing to take on the tough challenge of looking inside themselves and considering what they could’ve done differently. Today’s passage in the 10th chapter of Proverbs is full of a lyrical pattern o...

The longevity of any structure is dependent on the stability of its foundation. Just like a structure, the resilience and success of our lives is dependent on our foundation. Today’s passage draws a clear line between those who establish themselves as their own foundation and those who place fear and reverence of the Lord as their foundation. Proverbs 9:7-12 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/P...

Who doesn’t want to make good decisions, be wealthy according to God’s definition., full of joy, and full of life? These are all promises of wisdom. Today’s passage is so unique. It’s wisdom herself, explaining her benefits and her origin. We use “her” because that’s how the passage refers to wisdom. Let’s dig into who wisdom is and why we should have a relationship with her. Proverbs 8:23-36 (New...

The Book of Proverbs is all about wisdom. Throughout the book, wisdom is constantly calling out to us, working to get our attention, striving to convince us to follow her and to ignore the foolishness of the world. Today’s passage in Chapter 8 brings to light that wisdom isn’t alone and is instead one of several key qualities that we should listen to. Proverbs 8:8-16 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bi...

If you’ve ever watched a show or movie where a teenager or young adult is at the center of the story, you’ve more likely than not been told the lie that obedience is boring and truly living is doing whatever feels right to you. As we read today’s passage, we’ll be reminded that the way to true freedom and real life is the path of obedience. Proverbs 7:1-5 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/PRO....

Financial literacy is a hot topic these days. It was a hot topic back in the Bible days too. Today’s passage of scripture discusses debt. This isn’t debt we get ourselves in from overspending, it's debt we get ourselves into thinking we’re helping out others. It's about debt we settle in and struggle to get out of the longer we wait. Let’s jump into the Word to see what God says about this...

In our American society today, we are inundated with sexual messages. Movies, songs, shows, video games, books, billboards …. so much in our society push the message, “sex without limits, without boundaries is the ticket to an exciting and fulfilling life”. That’s a lie. It’s a lie today and has been a lie from the very beginning. Our passage today from Proverbs sheds some wisdom and gives warning...

We all have someone in our lives that we’d call toxic, maybe not to their faces but we’d definitely think it. Matter of fact, there’s probably somebody who came to mind just now. Today’s passage talks specifically about a son being advised by his father to avoid immoral women but when you look at the father’s advice and the characterization of this woman, you see how these principles apply to how...

If you’ve ever walked through the dark room of a kid who’s not great at putting away their Legos, you know the importance of watching where you walk. Today’s passage teaches us how to stay on the safe path. Proverbs 4:20-27 (NLT) https://www.bible.com/bible/116/PRO.4.20-27.NLT ----------------------------------- Music: Goodnight by James. Lfo, William Claeson courtesy of Epidemic Sound Stream: htt...

Whether or not we consider ourselves a people person, we are going to have to deal with people. How we deal with people matters. Today's passage of scripture touches on some very basic principles and how to simply be a good neighbor. Proverbs 3:27-32 (NLT) https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.3.27-32.NLT ---------------------------------- Music: Goodnight by James. Lfo, William Claeson courtesy of...

Honor. Wealth. What comes to mind when you hear these words? For some, they invoke a feeling of excitement. Anticipation. How about the words: Discipline. Correction. What are the first thoughts that come to your mind when you hear those words? For most of us, it’s not comfortable! Maybe feelings of dread and avoidance. Well, today’s passage shows how these two sets of words are intertwined. Prove...

Have you ever looked backward at life and wondered why you always seem to be doing things the hard way? Let me speak for myself and say that even when I’m grateful for how far God has brought me, it’s sometimes frustrating to look back and see the round-about path that I took to get here. Why couldn’t I have taken the direct route that would’ve gotten me to my destination in 5 minutes instead of t...

People can be messy AND as a Christian, we are called to love all people. The hard part is figured out who you can love up close and who you need to love from a distance because influence works both ways. We have to be mindful of how close we allow people who consistently rebel against God’s will because the last thing we want is for them to pull us down into their mess. Today’s passage helps prov...

Wise choices produce good results! We are not talking about wise choices based on our own logic and calculated thoughts. We are talking about wise choices based on the wisdom that comes from God himself. People are always looking for ways to better themselves, formulas and steps and processes to get the best out of life, but Proverbs 2 explains just how to do that. Proverbs 2:1-11 (NLT) https://ww...