Posts with the category “greybobby-bedtime-devotionals”

There is gold and abundance of costly stones,but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. True treasure isn’t always gold or jewels—it’s wisdom and knowledge.Proverbs 20:15 tells us that “the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” That means knowing what is right and sharing wisdom from God is more valuable than anything money can buy.Jesus is the greatest treasure of all, and He gives us wis...  Read More

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,    but when he goes away, then he boasts. Being honest and fair in how we treat others is important to God.Sometimes people try to get a better deal by making something seem worse than it really is, just so they can take advantage of someone else.Jesus calls us to be different. He wants us to love others the way He loves us—with honesty, kindness, and fairness.We can...  Read More

13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;    open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. Being prepared is wise and honors God.Proverbs 20:13 warns against loving sleep too much because laziness can lead to poverty, and diligence leads to provision.God calls us to be alert and diligent, not just in our work but in our spiritual lives.Jesus often taught about being prepared (Matthew 25:11...  Read More

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,    that you may gain wisdom in the future. It is important to hold on to the advice we are given.When we remember the wise words spoken to us it helps us stay on course in life. Those wise words shape and guide our future.When we forget or don't truly listen to those wise words, we can get off course.When we follow Jesus, He puts His Holy Spirit in our h...  Read More

3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;    bind them around your neck;    write them on the tablet of your heart.4 So you will find favor and good success    in the sight of God and man. Sometimes life is like dancing with a porcupine—it might be a little painful.Faithfulness and love aren’t just about feelings—they’re about commitment, even when things get uncomfortable.Greybobby d...  Read More

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,    so quit before the quarrel breaks out. Fighting can get out of control and when it gets out of control, we can not only damage each other but everyone around us.We need to ask Jesus to help us let go of what we are arguing over so He can bring peace to our hearts and our relationships, and so that things don't get out of control. Dear Heaven...  Read More

24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb,    sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Kind and gracious words can make someone's heart feel better, like medicine for the soul.Mean words can tear people down.In the real world there is not Kindness Bee Honey to tame our tongue, but God has given us His Holy Spirit, and one part of the fruit of the Spirit is kindness.We need to ask Jesus to tame o...  Read More

30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,    and good news refreshes the bones. Sometimes we can feel hopeless, like the sun won't shine again.God gives us smaller lights to remind us that the sun will always rise.The light of our eyes is hope, and the greatest hope that we have is that Jesus, God's Son, will also return.On that day, if we know Him, there will never again be a dark night and th...  Read More

16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord    than great treasure and trouble with it. It's not wrong to have money, but when you think your money is better than trusting in the Lord, it causes big trouble.Sometimes it is better not to have money and be able to see what's true, like who your true friends are.Red, Joy, and their families seem content with what they have. They don't have all of...  Read More

29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Many times we are quick to get angry.We know that it is foolish to fly off the handle and get upset, but it's hard to hold it back.The Bible says we need understanding to be slow to anger.We need Jesus's help to bear with people who sometimes get on our nerves. Dear Heavenly Father,Give us the patie...  Read More

13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,    but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. When our hearts are cheerful, we certainly wear it on our face, but when we are feeling sad people can also tell.We need to be willing to talk about the sadness we might be feeling with someone who can help us, because sometimes we need other people to help us figure out what's going on in our heart.Most import...  Read More

14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;    if you find it, there will be a future,    and your hope will not be cut off. When we have the Lord's wisdom in our soul, it guides us to a hope and future.God uses our prayers in pursuit of people who are far from God to ultimately change their heart.Let's not give up praying that God will give those people who are far from Him a changed heart so they ...  Read More

18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death19 is the man who deceives his neighbor    and says, “I am only joking!” Mean words sting just like firebrands, arrows, darts (and even spitballs.)People like to try to cover over mean words by saying they are joking, but in the end jokes can hurt, too.We need to pray that God would help us to have fun without saying hurtful things about ano...  Read More

20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,    but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Just like paperclips can be magnetized by being near a magnet, being with the wise rubs off on us.Hanging out with those who are foolish can lead us into harm.If we want our hearts to be wise, not only to we need to hang out with those who show and live out wisdom, but we need to daily go to the Lord and a...  Read More

17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,    but a false witness utters deceit. Sometimes we think telling lies is easier than telling the truth.We must trust God that, no matter how strange the truth might sound, that He will show our words to be honest evidence and not total lies. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us to speak truth because you are true.Even when the truth seems to be unbelievab...  Read More

16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord    than great treasure and trouble with it. It's not about what we have, it's about how much of our heart the Lord has.Whether we have little or plenty, we can thank the Lord for it all.If we have plenty, let's be careful not to crowd out the Lord, because He is the one who give us every good and perfect gift.Ultimately He is the most important thing...  Read More

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,    but with the humble is wisdom. Pride can cause us to make big statements about ourselves that ultimately lead to disgrace when we can't live up to our big talk, yet humility allows us to see ourselves the right way.Joy showed humility by being willing to be in the show, or just serve tables. Her humility brought her wisdom to handle the situation.Jesus h...  Read More

19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,    but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. Sometimes our mouths get way ahead of us.We don't always guard our lips, especially when we let our emotions get to us.Often times it is wise to just not speak until we've prayed and asked Jesus to guard our words. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us to be careful about the words we say.Don't let our mouth...  Read More

12 Hatred stirs up strife,    but love covers all offenses. When we are upset with each other, we stir up strife and argue angrily with each other.When we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us the love of Jesus, we are more willing to cover over or overlook the offenses of others. Like broccoli covered with cheese, it makes their offenses a little easier to swallow. Dear Heavenly Father,We thank you t...  Read More

2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,    but the Lord weighs the heart. Often times there is a way that seems right in our own heart, but it is the wrong way.Our judgment can be way off. Our judgment of our own actions and, like the townspeople, our judgment of other.We need to ask Jesus to give us wisdom to make a right judgment and in some cases, many cases, let God do the judging, beca...  Read More

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,    when it is in your power to do it. If we are able to help someone and we see their need, we should help them.We don't always see their needs, or we don't always want to help.We need to ask the Lord to help us to see needs we can help with and then, give us a heart that wants to help. Dear Heavenly Father,When it is in our power to help someo...  Read More

29 The glory of young men is their strength,    but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. Sometimes we trust a little too much in our own strength.Just because someone doesn't look strong, doesn't mean they don't have a hidden strength of their own.Jesus makes us strong, especially in wisdom.Ultimately His wisdom wins out over mere strength.Gave gave us older people in our lives to share the...  Read More

26 A wise king winnows the wicked    and drives the wheel over them. God gave us authorities like Kings, Judges, and Police to use their skills to find those who commit crimes and do evil.We need to leave the judgment in the hands of those God gave it to instead of trying to blame others when we don't have the facts or skills or the wisdom to place the blame on anyone. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us...  Read More

10 Unequal weights and unequal measures    are both alike an abomination to the Lord. God can't stand any kind of measure that tells lies.Because we have selfish and self-centered hearts, we tend to measure our own heart and say we are doing fine; and we tend to measure others and tell them they aren't.Sometimes people can puff themselves up like plumpkins and think that they are doing just fine, ...  Read More

18 Plans are established by counsel;    by wise guidance wage war. "Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war"We need other people to apply their God-given wisdom to a situation.It is easy to trust human understanding instead of God's perspective.We need a lot of wise counselors in our life to help us to stop trusting our human understanding and lean on faith, like Team David lea...  Read More

3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,    but every fool will be quarreling. It is easy to be drawn into foolish quarreling.When our pride is hurt sometimes it is hard to let go of the want to win.Jesus helps us lay down our pride and to trust Him.With the decision to walk away there is great honor. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us to not be pulled into foolish quarreling.Help us have t...  Read More

6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,    and the glory of children is their fathers. Sometimes we can feel ignored and out of place in our family.Parents and families get busy and we don't always take the time to tell each other how much we love each other.God gave us grandparents to show us just a fraction—just a glimmer— of His love for us.He made grandchildren a source of joy and pride for...  Read More

22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”;    wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. We learned that it is really tempting to want to get back or get revenge on someone, but that isn't our right.We can tell the proper authorities of course, but we need to leave the situation in God's hands.It's His choice what to do with them: whether to bring the consequences down on them, or show them grace that l...  Read More

19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;    therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. We learned that it is best to be careful who you trust with important information.It is also important that, before we share information about someone that:1. we know it is true and;2. we ask ourselves if it is our business to share it. Gossip is spreading hurtful news about someone.Gossip is a p...  Read More

21 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning    will not be blessed in the end. It is hard to respect money we didn't earn.When money comes quickly, it is easy to spend it without thinking.We need Jesus to teach us to be thankful for everything we have and to help us have gratitude for everything that we have so that we too won't fall into the same sort of trap of temptation that Greybobby fe...  Read More

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,    but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. Like the pommegrit fruit, sometimes things can look sweet and even taste sweet for a moment, but turn bitter, sour, or gravely with time.Doing something dishonest might feel good for a moment, but ultimately it catches up with us and is like gravel in our mouths, which is a reminder of another two peopl...  Read More

11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,    by whether his conduct is pure and upright. Ultimately it took Red's actions to show that his character had changed, even when Miss Unau had judged him before she got to know him, Red didn't give up. He showed her who he really was.A reputation is an important thing.We need Jesus to help us live in such a way that people know us in a good way.Eve...  Read More

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. There are times when our expectations aren't met and it makes us heartsick.Other times we get to see hopes and dreams fulfilled which gives us joy.We don't always get the things we want, but the Lord always provides what we need.We need to keep our eyes on the things He has given us and all His many blessings that ...  Read More

6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,    but a faithful man who can find? Some people talk a good game. They tell how great they are and how much they can do for you, but when it gets difficult their words don't match their actions.We need to pray that Jesus would give us a heart like His.Jesus keeps His promises, He is faithful when we are not faithful, and He always does what He says He...  Read More

5 The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,    but a man of understanding will draw it out. Sometimes we need to take time to draw out what is going in in someone's heart, like Jesus did with the woman at the well.We need to pray that God will give us wisdom and insight into another's heart to help them understand their own. Dear Heavenly Father,When we know something is wrong with a friend...  Read More

4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;    he will seek at harvest and have nothing. You get out of things what you put in.If you sow little you don't get a lot, but if you sow much you reap a harvest. The same is true of kindness.We need to ask Jesus to help us sow kindness into the world, because our hearts are way too good at not sowing kindness. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us to put the work...  Read More

2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;    whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. God has placed people in authority for a reason.We are to respect that authority over us, and we are to yield to it, as long as it isn't asking us to go against what God has told us to do, because the authority has been given the power to give us consequences for not yielding to it.Reflected ...  Read More

15 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,    and he will repay him for his deed. The Lord loves a generous heart.He loves a generous heart because His heart is generous.When He sees a generous heart caring for the poor, He blesses those who bless others.When it comes to paying the debt of the poor, God paid a debt we couldn't afford. He sent His Son to die in our place.We give to other...  Read More

15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,    and an idle person will suffer hunger. We learned that putting things off and being lazy often leads to trouble.The Lord made rest, but He also made work.We honor God by the work of our hands.We need for Him to give us wisdom to know when to work and when to rest. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us not to avoid doing hard things, but to be diligent about them....  Read More

11 Good sense makes one slow to anger,    and it is his glory to overlook an offense. It is wise to be slow to anger and overlook an offense.Sometimes that pressure of overlooking an offense can build up.Jesus wants us to pour out that hurt to Him so the pressure doesn't build up in us.We weren't built to take that pressure, but He can. Dear Heavenly Father,Help us be slow to anger.Help us to over...  Read More