Daily Challenges Archive
“Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!”
It’s the political season around here. There’s no denying it. These devotions have nothing to do with politics, but occasionally, there’s an example of Solomon’s cautions that applies to that world. I guess that’s not particularly surprising. I re...
“The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.”
In my decades of youth ministry, I’ve been in a lot of homes. Some belonged to families from the private schools in our area and reflected tremendous wealth. Others belonged to families of young people involved in our ministry at schools where 100...
“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.”
I recently had a friend considering making a major purchase. Well, I should say he was considering it, but in reality, I guess he wasn’t, since it took him about an hour to make the decision and go through with it. Sometimes I admire that kind of ...
“Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.”
This verse certainly does have to do with the things we say, but I think if Solomon were alive today, he would definitely include social media posts. It’s also easy to read this and think, “Nobody is being put to death for what they say these days...
“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
A person running for political office was speaking this past weekend and made a joke about his local university’s football program. He jokingly commented that he wondered if they would ever win another game without cheating. Being a college footba...
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
I just read an article that quoted a WNBA basketball player who is under a lot of pressure from the media and some parts of the public. She said, “If you’re going to live by the praise, you’re going to die by the hate.” We live in a world of super...
“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”
A good friend just walked into my house as I was reading this chapter, looking for the verse to use in tomorrow’s (today’s) devotion. I had chuckled when I read this one, so I read it to him to see what he thought. We were both entertained by the ...
“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,”
In this chapter, Solomon uses the illustration of two women. One represents wisdom, or God, and the other represents the way of the world, Satan. He shows both with the same target in mind: those who are prone to miss out on God’s offerings throug...
“To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.”
There are two things in this proverb that are encouraging. One: Every word of God is correct, accurate, and true. We see that in so many places throughout Scripture, but Solomon is reminding us here that God’s instruction is flawless. Two: We lear...
“(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;”
This person sounds a little bit like John Travolta in Grease or the Fonz in Happy Days. Almost engaging. At least to those of us who remember those characters. There were a lot of guys, and even some girls, like that back in the ’70s when I was a ...
“who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.”
After pondering this verse and visualizing what this person is like, I’m not sure I personally know anyone like this. We have all encountered mean people. Many times, they are going through difficult times, and it is reflected in their actions. Th...
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!”
We have so much to learn about God in Scripture, and even more to learn from Scripture through what we see throughout the universe. We serve a God who tells us to look around us at His creation, and then He teaches us through it. Jesus sat on the ...
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