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AUGUST 20 - More Than Gold 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:1–2; Psalm 96; James 2 ⁠ 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ________________________________________ “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.” — Proverbs 22:1–2 “Ascribe to the Lord the glory d...

AUGUST 19 - Unstoppable God 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:30–31; James 1 ⁠ 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ________________________________________ “No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.” — Proverbs 21:30–31 “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials...

AUGUST 18 - Real vs. Fake Faith 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:28–29; Psalm 95; Hebrews 13 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.” — Proverbs 21:28–29 “Today, if you hear his voice, do no...

AUGUST 17 - Worship That Means Something 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:27; Hebrews 12 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.” — Proverbs 21:27 “Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire....

AUGUST 16 - Chasing More Than Dreams 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:25-26; Hebrews 11 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.” — Proverbs 21:25–26 “Now faith is the assurance of things ho...

AUGUST 15 - Strength from the Inside Out 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:22, 24; Hebrews 9–10 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. Scoffer is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.” — Proverbs 21:22, 24 “But when Ch...

AUGUST 14 - Watch Your Words 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:23; Psalm 94; Hebrews 7–8 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” —Proverbs 21:23 “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” —Psalm 94:19 “But as it is, Christ has obtained a minis...

AUGUST 13 - Chasing What Lasts 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:21; Hebrews 5–6 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ________________________________________ Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. — Proverbs 21:21 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distingui...

AUGUST 12 - Peace Over Pressure 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:19–20; Psalm 93; Hebrews 3–4 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.” —Proverbs 21:19–20 “Mightier than t...

AUGUST 11 - Chasing What Matters Most 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:17–18; Hebrews 1–2 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. — Proverbs 21:17 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by t...

AUGUST 10 - The Right Kind of Rebel 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:15–16; Psalm 92; Philemon 1 3-Year Bible Devotional Book Now Available on Amazon. ⁠ ________________________________________ “When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.” — Proverbs 21:15–16 “The righteous flourish l...

AUGUST 9 - Surprise Generosity 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:14; Titus 1–3 ________________________________________ “A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.” —Proverbs 21:14 “To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.” —Titus 1:15 “But when the goodness and loving kin...

AUGUST 8 - When No One’s Watching 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:13; Psalm 91; 2 Timothy 3–4 ________________________________________ “Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.” — Proverbs 21:13 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” — Psalm 91:1 “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Chri...

AUGUST 7 - Learn It, Live It, Pass It On 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:11–12; 2 Timothy 1–2 ________________________________________ “When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.” — Proverbs 21:11 “The Lord knows those who are his, and, ‘Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.’” — 2 Timothy 2:19 “For God gave...

AUGUST 6 - Peace in the Chaos 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:9–10; Psalm 90; 1 Timothy 5–6 ________________________________________ “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.” — Proverbs 21:9–10 “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” —...

AUGUST 5 - The Real Deal 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:7–8; Psalm 89; 1 Timothy 3–4 ________________________________________ “The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.” — Proverbs 21:7–8 “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfu...

AUGUST 4 - Smart Steps, Not Shortcuts 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:5–6; 1 Timothy 1–2 ________________________________________ “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.” — Proverbs 21:5–6 “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart a...

AUGUST 3 - When Pride Gets in the Way 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:4; II Thessalonians 1–3 ________________________________________ “Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.” — Proverbs 21:4 “To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.” — 2 Thessalonians...

AUGUST 2 - Heart Check 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:2–3; Psalm 88; 1 Thessalonians 4–5 ________________________________________ “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” — Proverbs 21:2–3 “But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.” — Psalm 88:13 “For G...

AUGUST 1 - Hearts in His Hands 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:1; 1 Thessalonians 1–3 ________________________________________ “The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.” — Proverbs 21:1 “For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you.” — 1 Thessalonians 1:4 “Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way...

JULY 31 - Strong in the Lord 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:29-30; Psalms 87; Colossians 3-4 ________________________________________ “The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.” — Proverbs 20:29-30 “Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God.” — Psalms 87:3 “Put on t...

JULY 30 - The Light Inside You 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:27-28; Colossians 2 ________________________________________ “The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.” — Proverbs 20:27-28 “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and b...

JULY 29 - Wisdom for Living Well 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:25-26; Colossians 1 ________________________________________ “It is a snare to say rashly, ‘It is holy,’ and to reflect only after making vows. A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.” — Proverbs 20:25-26 “And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in ev...

JULY 28 - God's Got This 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:24; Psalms 86; Philippians 4 ________________________________________ “A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?” — Proverbs 20:24 (ESV) “Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.” — Psalm 86:11 (ESV) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by pr...

JULY 27 - True Treasure 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:23; Philippians 3 ________________________________________ “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.” — Proverbs 20:23 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” — Philippians 3:8 ________________________________________ Have you ever found yours...