Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs In 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:22 All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast 23 till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.
 The Ox, The Stag & The Bird R Aylor Oh, and they say that ignorance is bliss but the Ox, the stag and bird might disagre...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:8 passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house 9 in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness.   Obvious In The Shadows R Aylor Solomon had just spoken of how wisdom and insight could keep his son from the forbidden woman and then in the previous two verses Solomon tells his him...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, 7 and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,   Looking Through My Lattice R Aylor Whether you have looked out through the lattice of your own house like Solomon or through the glass panes of your office… t...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, 5 to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.   A Sister And An Intimate Friend R Aylor At times in these devotions I’ve referred to Prudence and Knowledge, Understanding and Insight as some of the relatives of Wis...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:3 bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
  Stick Notes On Your Forehead? R Aylor 
In today's age… where people carry around smart phones and have easy access to paper and pencil… instead of tying reminders around his fingers Solomon might have told his son to stick post it notes on his forehead as a...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:2 keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;   The Apple Of Your Eye R Aylor Maybe you’ve heard this phrase “the apple of your eye” before or something similar. One variation… the phrase "Apple of his eye" was possibly first ever used in Deuteronomy 32:10 speaking of how God loved Jacob it says:...

Proverbs In 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;
 Don't Leave Home Without It R Aylor Have you ever left your smartphone at home and felt like something was missing? I …have… Maybe you wonder what’s missing and then it hits you so you have to go back and grab it as soon as you can.

Have you ever left home wit...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. No Vacations
 Yet Sweet Rest! R Aylor I don’t know about you but for me it’s usually when I'm lying in bed and should rise, shine and rejoice in the day the Lord has made that...

Proverbs In 365 Devotions For More Go To braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. Go To The Ant R Aylor We are a little people but unlike the ant our lack of self discipline seems to make us even smaller than we are. At first it sound...

Like A Master Workman R Aylor Long before the valleys low, mountains high and hills
 Before the first grain of dust, on earth upon the fields

 I was before him filled with joy, and He was pleased with me
 Twas all good, with no beginning, One God in Three

 So when he marked and drew a circle, I too was there
 And when he made the heavens, all this I shared

 He steadied the sky and established t...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:5 save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. Run, Buck & Flap Your Wings R Aylor Solomon has been talking to his son about getting trapped by our own words… In verse one we learned not to make pledges or give security to strangers or even neighbors who want our approval o...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:2 if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, 3 then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor. 4 Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; Trapped By Our Own Words R Aylor As believers,...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger, Man's Mouth Mans mouth has always been a big problem for him. The reason of course is because it shines out reflections of our heart which is bent towards sin. Jesus said beginning in Matthew 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth pr...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 5:7 And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Squirrel, Squirrel, Squirrel!!! R Aylor As I look back over the previous chapter it appears that from Proverbs 4:4 to 5:6 Solomon has been telling his sons the words of his father king David as they were told to him. Yes Solomon’s sons are receiving...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, The Heart Effects All We Do Daniel Castor A worthless person, a wicked man. This seems pretty harsh doesn't it. Is what a man says really tied to how he should be identified? You better believe it! A man who goes about all day talking of sex and making jokes...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com The Path To Life Proverbs 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; 6 she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it. The path which the forbidden woman walks that Solomon is speaking of will lead to ultimate separation from everything pure and  true. It is a sad thing that she do...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 5:4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Bitter As Wormwood R Aylor I used to really be into vitamins and herbs… I even owned an herbal store for a while. The herb known as Wormwood is a very bitter shrub. I grew some for a few years and sampled it a number of times… If I remember correctly it’s...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 5:3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, The Forbidden Woman Fever R Aylor Maybe you’re like me and have had a high fever once or twice in your life. Not like you’re sick with the flu and a high temperature… What I’m talking about is that "new car fever"? You may catch it from a frie...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 5:1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, 2 that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.   To Guard Knowledge? R Aylor 
It looks like Solomon is not letting up... As we said before he wants his son’s to hear his words over and above anything the world may be saying. The phra...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.   I Keep Repeating Myself but I'm Not Senile! R Aylor Have you noticed that from time to time it kind of sounds l...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:9 She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.” The King's Jester? Maybe I’ve watched too many movies in my life but right or wrong for example’s sake lets say that some of the Kings of days gone by had a palace jester who was always talking in jokes, rhymes and riddles… and he wore...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. The Embrace by R Aylor This makes me think of a husbands love for his wife. He should definitely prize her highly. He should praise her in public… He should show his love with a servants heart and embrace and cherish her always letting her know...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Whatever You Get, Get Insight by Robin Aylor I love how Solomon returns to referring to wisdom as "her", polarizing her opposite to the adulterous woman mentioned thro...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.   The Best Time To Plant A Tree R Aylor I can hear Solomon saying something like this: My sons, be very intentional about this matter! Begin pursuing wisdom and insight this very second. Don’t wait till you're out of high school or you f...

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 4:3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, 4 he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. Hold Fast And Live R Aylor Here we can see rare insight into Solomon’s own childhood. Of course Solomon’s father was King David, the man after God...