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OCTOBER 4 - Living for the Greater Story3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 25:1–7; Psalms 114; John 4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, ‘Come up here,’ than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.” — Proverbs 25:6–7...

OCTOBER 3 - Don’t Sleep on Your Faith3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:30–34; John 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.” — Proverbs 24:3...

OCTOBER 2 - Better Than Payback3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:28–29; Psalms 113; John 2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. Do not say, ‘I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.’” — Proverbs 24:28–...

OCTOBER 1 - Building Before Living3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:27; John 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.” — Proverbs 24:27 (ESV)“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become...

SEPTEMBER 30 - Words That Shape Your World3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:26; Psalms 112; 1 Chronicles 29//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.” — Proverbs 24:26 (ESV)“Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the...

SEPTEMBER 29 - Standing Strong in Wisdom3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:23–25; 1 Chronicles 28//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good. Whoever says to the guilty, ‘You are innocent,’ will be cursed by peoples, nations, and tongues; but those who rebuke the...

SEPTEMBER 28 - Wisdom in Leadership and Life3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:21–22; 1 Chronicles 27//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who are given to change; for disaster will rise suddenly upon them, and who knows the ruin that will come from both?” — Proverbs 24:2...

SEPTEMBER 27 - Rising Above Setbacks3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:19–20; 1 Chronicles 26//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.” — Proverbs 24:19–20 (ESV)“All these were the gatekeepers...

SEPTEMBER 26 - Rise Above the Fall3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:17–18; 1 Chronicles 24–25//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles; lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.” — Proverbs 24:17–18 (ESV)“The divisions o...

SEPTEMBER 25 - Rising After the Fall3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:15–16; 1 Chronicles 22–23//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. For the righteous falls seven times and...

SEPTEMBER 24 - Taste and See True Wisdom3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:13–14; 2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: if you find it, there is a future, and your hop...

SEPTEMBER 23 - Courage to Step In3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:11–12; 2 Samuel 23//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, ‘Behold, we did not know this,’ does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps...

SEPTEMBER 22 - Courage When Life Gets Tough3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:10; Psalms 109; 2 Samuel 21–22//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” — Proverbs 24:10 (ESV)“For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.” —...

SEPTEMBER 21 - Wisdom Over Pride3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:7–9; 2 Samuel 20//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth. He who devises to do evil will be called a schemer. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord.” — Proverbs 24:7–9 (ESV)“But Joa...

SEPTEMBER 20 - Wisdom in Every Battle3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:5–6; 2 Samuel 18–19//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.” — Proverbs 24:5–6 (ESV)“David mourned...

SEPTEMBER 19 - Building a Life That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:3–4; Psalms 108; 2 Samuel 17//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” — Proverbs 24:3–4 (ESV)“O God, my heart is steadfas...

SEPTEMBER 18 - When Life Feels Unfair3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:1–2; Psalms 107; 2 Samuel 16//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.” — Proverbs 24:1–2 (ESV)“Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to...

SEPTEMBER 17 - The Choices That Shape You3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:29–35; 2 Samuel 15; Psalm 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine… Do not l...

SEPTEMBER 16 - Guard Your Heart3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:26–28; 2 Samuel 14//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well.” — Proverbs 23:26–27 (ESV)“Then Joab sent a wise woman from Tekoa to speak to the king...

SEPTEMBER 15 - Finding Joy in the Right Place3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:24–25; 2 Samuel 13//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.” — Proverbs 23:24–25 (ESV)“Amnon loved Tamar his sister. But Amnon was so frustrated that he became an...

SEPTEMBER 14 - When Choices Matter3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:22–23; 2 Samuel 11–12//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” — Proverbs 23:22–23 (ESV)“Then Nathan said...

SEPTEMBER 13 - Choose Wisely, Live Fully3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:19–21; Psalms 106; 1 Chronicles 20//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty.”...

SEPTEMBER 12 - Eyes on the Prize3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:17–18; Psalms 105; 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 23:17–18 (ESV)“He rememb...

SEPTEMBER 11 - The Power of a Loving Heart3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:15–16; 2 Samuel 9//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice—yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.” — Proverbs 23:15–16 (ESV)“Then David said, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of...

SEPTEMBER 10 - Strength Through Discipline3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:13–14; 2 Samuel 8; 1 Chronicles 18; Psalm 60//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.” — Proverbs 23:13–1...