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Proverbs Devotional 9.9.20

By September 9, 2020September 17th, 2020Daily Devotional

I. Prayer to enter the Lord’s presence:

Be still for a moment. “Lord, I give the day that is now past to you.  It is yours.  I give the day that is to come to you; help me to see where you are working and to join you there.  Speak to me during these moments.  I commit them and myself to you.”

 II. Prayer of Confession:

“Lord, you are faithful to forgive me and cleanse me of my sin when I confess it to you.  I confess my sin(s) of ______________.  Thank you for forgiveness.” (1 John 1:9)

III. Prayer of Thanksgiving:

Choose to be thankful, speak out loud of what God has done.
“Thank you, Father, for _________________.  Fill my heart and my mouth with gratitude throughout this day.”

IV. Scripture Reflection

Read: Proverbs Chapter 9

Reflect:

Proverbs 9:1-6; 13-18 (MSG)

 Proverbs 9:1-6
Lady Wisdom Gives a Dinner Party
Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it’s supported by seven hewn timbers. The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted, wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers. Having dismissed her serving maids, Lady Wisdom goes to town, stands in a prominent place, and invites everyone within sound of her voice: “Are you confused about life, don’t know what’s going on? Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me! I’ve prepared a wonderful spread—fresh-baked bread, roast lamb, carefully selected wines. Leave your impoverished confusion and live! Walk up the street to a life with meaning.”

 Proverbs 9:12-18
Madame Whore Calls Out, Too
Then there’s this other woman, Madame Whore—brazen, empty-headed, frivolous. She sits on the front porch of her house on Main Street, and as people walk by minding their own business, calls out, “Are you confused about life, don’t know what’s going on? Steal off with me, I’ll show you a good time! No one will ever know—I’ll give you the time of your life.” But they don’t know about all the skeletons in her closet, that all her guests end up in hell.

In Proverbs 9, wisdom and folly are personified as two different women.  Today I thought it would be good to read our passages from The Message. Over the last nine months, we’ve looked at Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly, and the differences between the two couldn’t be starker. And that’s the point! The teacher wants us to know that there is only one way to life—it’s the path of wisdom. In a real sense, we stand at a crossroad and have a choice to make: the choice between life and death. The path we choose matters.

Respond:

Will we walk in wisdom or folly? This is the choice we have before us today. Choose wisdom! Put on Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (see Romans 13:14) “But for those who have been chosen to follow him, both Jews and Greeks, he is God’s mighty power, God’s true wisdom, and our Messiah.” (1 Corinthians 1:24 TPT)

V. Prayer for others:

Pray specifically for the concerns of your life and the lives of others. 

VI. Prayer of commitment:

Lord God, I commit to love you with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength and with all my mind and to love my neighbor as myself.  Empower me today to love you and others with everything that I am.”  (Luke 10:27)

This Week’s Scripture Memory:
Proverbs 12:25

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

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