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FEBRUARY 2 - Chasing What Lasts 3-Year-Bible Reading: ⁠Proverbs 10:2, Psalm 16, and Acts 2⁠ ________________________________________ “Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.” — Proverbs 10:2 “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” — Psalm 16:11 “And it shall come t...

FEBRUARY 1 - Wise Moves and Bold Faith 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 10:1; Acts 1 ________________________________________ “A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” — Proverbs 10:1 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” — Acts 1:8...

JANUARY 31 - Whispers and Warnings 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 9:13–18; Psalm 13; Matthew 28 ________________________________________ “The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing… But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.” — Proverbs 9:13, 18 “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”...

JANUARY 30 - Forsaken but Not Forgotten 3-Year-Bible Reading: Psalms 22; Matthew 27 ________________________________________ “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?” — Psalm 22:1 “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’”...

JANUARY 29 - Betrayed But Not Broken 3-Year-Bible Reading: Matthew 26 ________________________________________ “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” — Matthew 26:41 “Then all the disciples left him and fled.” — Matthew 26:56b “Then Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.’...

JANUARY 28 - Wisdom at the Door 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 9:1–12; Psalm 12; Matthew 25 ________________________________________ “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” — Proverbs 9:10 “On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.” — Psalm 12:8 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the ho...

JANUARY 27 - Unshaken in the Storm 3-Year-Bible Reading: Psalms 11; Matthew 24 ________________________________________ “The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.” — Psalm 11:4 “But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” — Matthew 24:13 ________________________________________ Have you ever felt like the world is...

JANUARY 26 - Wisdom That Speaks Louder Than Words 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 8:1–36; Matthew 23 ________________________________________ “Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?” — Proverbs 8:1 “Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” — Proverbs 8:35–36 “They preach, but do not...

JANUARY 25 - Guard Your Heart, Follow the King 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 7:1–27; Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22 ________________________________________ “My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye.” — Proverbs 7:1–2 “The Lord says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’...

JANUARY 24 - Guardrails for Your Heart 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:20–35; Matthew 21 ________________________________________ “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.” — Proverbs 6:20–21 “Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” — Mat...

JANUARY 23 - Watch What You’re Building 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:16–19; Matthew 20 ________________________________________ “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood…” — Proverbs 6:16–17 “...whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must...

JANUARY 22 - The Danger of the Wink and the Whisper 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:12–15; Psalm 10; Matthew 19 ________________________________________ “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord…” — Proverbs 6:12–14 “He says in his heart, ‘God...

JANUARY 21 - Wake Up and Step Up 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:6–11; Matthew 18 ________________________________________ “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.” — Proverbs 6:6–8 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty w...

JANUARY 20 - Tangled, But Not Trapped 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:1–5; Psalm 9; Matthew 17 ________________________________________ “If you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger…save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor.” — Proverbs 6:1, 3 “The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of tr...

JANUARY 19 - Choose Wisdom, Follow Christ 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 5:1–23; Matthew 16 ________________________________________ “For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.” — Proverbs 5:21 “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’” — Matthew 16:24 _________________________...

JANUARY 18 - Stay in Your Lane 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:24–27; Psalm 8; Matthew 15 ________________________________________ “Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward… Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.” — Proverbs 4:24–26 “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers… what is man that you a...

JANUARY 17 - Guard Your Heart, Step in Faith 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:20–23; Matthew 14 ________________________________________ “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” — Proverbs 4:23 “But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.’ Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He...

JANUARY 16 - Light Up the Path 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:10–19; Matthew 13 ________________________________________ “The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.” — Proverbs 4:18 “For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance.” — Matthew 13:12 “But the one who received the seed on the good soil is the one...

JANUARY 15 - Wise Up 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:1–9; Matthew 12 ________________________________________ “Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth… The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.” — Proverbs 4:5,7 “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” — Matthew 12:...

JANUARY 14 - Wise or Foolish? 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:35; Psalm 7; Matthew 11 ________________________________________ The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. — Proverbs 3:35 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God! — Psalm 7:9 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I wi...

JANUARY 13 - Grace for the Humble 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:34; Matthew 10 ________________________________________ “Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.” — Proverbs 3:34 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell... So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will ackn...

JANUARY 12 - Don't Follow the Crowd 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:31–33; Matthew 9 ________________________________________ Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. — Proverbs 3:...

JANUARY 11 - Choose Kindness Anyway 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:27–30; Psalm 6; Matthew 8 ________________________________________ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. —Proverbs 3:27 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. —Psalm 6:2 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “...

JANUARY 10 - Walk in Confidence 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:21–26; Matthew 7 ________________________________________ “My son, do not lose sight of these—keep sound wisdom and discretion, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.” — Proverbs 3:21–23 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and...

JANUARY 9 - More Than Gold 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:13–20; Matthew 6 ________________________________________ “Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.” — Proverbs 3:13–14 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”...