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AUGUST 16 - Living with Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21; Hebrews 11//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.” — Proverbs 21:1,13 (ESV)“By faith Abra...

AUGUST 15 - Standing Strong with God3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:22, 24; Hebrews 9–10//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. The proud and arrogant man—‘Scoffer’ is his name—acts with insolent fury.” — Proverbs 21:22, 24 (ESV)“For Christ...

AUGUST 14 - Guard Your Heart, Guard Your Life3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:23; Psalm 94; Hebrews 7–8//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” — Proverbs 21:23 (ESV)“The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his heritage.” — Psalm 94:14 (ESV)“Now of...

AUGUST 13 - Chasing What Truly Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:21; Hebrews 5–6//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” — Proverbs 21:21 (ESV)“Though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles...

AUGUST 12 - Wisdom That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:19–20; Psalm 93; Hebrews 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) 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 (ESV)“Your throne...

AUGUST 11 - Choose Wisely, Live Fully3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:17–18; Hebrews 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked one is a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.” — Proverbs 21:17–18 (ESV)“Long ago,...

AUGUST 10 - Joy in Doing What’s Right3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:15–16; Psalm 92; Philemon 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) 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 (ESV)“It is good to...

AUGUST 9 - Quiet Acts, Big Impact3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:14; Titus 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.” — Proverbs 21:14 (ESV)“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech th...

AUGUST 8 - Listening Hearts, Courageous Lives3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:13; Psalm 91; 2 Timothy 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.” — Proverbs 21:13 (ESV)“Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my r...

AUGUST 7 - Learning the Right Way3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:11–12; 2 Timothy 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.” — Proverbs 21:11–...

AUGUST 6 - Living with Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:9–10; Psalm 90; 1 Timothy 5–6//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 (ESV)“Le...

AUGUST 5 - The Right Path Matters3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:7–8; Psalm 89; 1 Timothy 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 (ESV)“I will sing o...

AUGUST 4 - Plans, Prayers, and Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:5–6; 1 Timothy 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 (...

AUGUST 3 - Hearts That Shine for God3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:4; II Thessalonians 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.” — Proverbs 21:4 (ESV)“To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve f...

AUGUST 2 - Living for What Matters3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:2–3; Psalm 88; 1 Thessalonians 4–5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 (ESV)“You have put m...

AUGUST 1 - Guided by God’s Hand3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:1; 1 Thessalonians 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.” — Proverbs 21:1 (ESV)“For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but you...

JULY 31 - Strength in Every Struggle3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:29–30; Psalms 87; Colossians 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray hair. The blueness of wounds cleanses away evil; so do stripes the inward parts of the heart.” — Proverbs 20:2...

JULY 30 - Guarding Your Heart, Living in Truth3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:27–28; Colossians 2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 (ES...

JULY 29 - Making Decisions with Wisdom3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:25–26; Colossians 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“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 threshing wheel over them.” — Proverbs 20:25–26 (ESV)“For by him all things w...

JULY 28 - Walking the Path God Plans3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:24; Psalms 86; Philippians 4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?” — Proverbs 20:24 (ESV)“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” — Psalm...

JULY 27 - Playing by God’s Rules3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:23; Philippians 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.” — Proverbs 20:23 (ESV)“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ...

JULY 26 - Walking in Strength and Humility3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:22; Psalm 85; Philippians 2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not say, ‘I will repay evil’; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.” — Proverbs 20:22 (ESV)“Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his sain...

JULY 25 - Words That Shape Your Future3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:20–21; Philippians 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.” — Proverbs 20:20–21 (ESV)“I thank my God...

JULY 24 - Choose Your Circle Wisely3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:19; Luke 24//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.” — Proverbs 20:19 (ESV)“Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that...

JULY 23 - Plans, Pain, and Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:18; Psalm 69; Luke 23//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.” — Proverbs 20:18 (ESV)“Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.” — Psalm 69:16 (ESV)“And...