Today's Scripture
Making Room Proverbs 3:1-8
My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.
3 Do not let loyalty 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 repute
in the sight of God and of people.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be a healing for your flesh
and a refreshment for your body.
RJ's Devotion
What does the passage say?
V. 1-2 Do not forget the teaching of the Lord. Keep it to your heart
V. 3-4 Keep it close to you and bind them around your neck.
V. 5-8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not rely on your own understanding, nor the knowledge of the world.
What does this passage say to me/us?
In this short passage, the author of Proverbs, King Solomon, uses the word ‘heart’ three times.
It is to emphasize how we need to keep the word of our Lord engraved in our hearts.
What does that mean?
When we have the word engraved and close to our hearts, we will cling to it.
It helps us to trust in God, beyond our own understanding and thoughts.
It helps us to be firm, in the situations that might be tough.
It becomes our foundation, in life.
Is the word engraved on your heart?
Prayer
Love, engrave your words on my heart. Help us to trust in you in all of our ways.
In Christ, we pray, AMEN
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