Proverbs – Chapter 4

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. Proverbs 4:18-19 – We see a father in this chapter seeking to help his son see the two different paths that were available to him. One is a path of righteousness. It would include listening to his instructions on how to honor and serve the Lord and it would include being faithful to the word of the Lord in his life. This path is bright and warm, like the first light after a dark night, and it just gets brighter and better as you walk along it. The other path is the way of the wicked. Unlike the first path, it is shrouded in deep darkness. So much so that one can’t see where they are walking, and they stumble over things they cannot see along the path. The son is being asked to consider which path seems better to him. The one that is warm, illuminated, and leads to life. Or the one that is dark, filled with obstacles, and leads to death. How about for you? While with our words we may of course say the path of righteousness is the one we’d choose, yet if we were to turn and look behind us to examine what path we’ve been walking along, which path would we find? Thankfully, even if the way of the wicked has been the path we’ve gone, today can be the day we change paths. Today we can begin following God’s word and today we can begin to pursue God in our life. Maybe yesterday wasn’t that, nor the many days before, but today can be. See the benefit of the righteous path, and the deadliness of the way of the wicked, and choose the path that wisdom speaks is best…the path of following the Lord. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2912

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Proverbs 4:25 – We are to be focused. Like Peter walking on the water after Jesus invited him out of the boat. As Peter kept his gaze clearly focused on Jesus the storm, waves, and wind had no effect on him. Fear wasn’t even present in his mind. Yet the moment his eyes looked off of Jesus is when everything started to crumble. Let your eyes stay focused on Jesus. We can walk above the chaos around us in this world and not be trapped by the fear that has become a normal in the world’s minds when we keep our focus clearly on Jesus. Ask yourself today what is taking your focus of Him? If it’s causing you to lose focus on Jesus, then something needs to change. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 675

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Proverbs 4:7 – At first I couldn’t help but laugh at this. Here is the start of wisdom my son…you start with wisdom. Super helpful dad. Here is what it’s really saying though, that the wisest thing anyone can do is to get more wisdom. Throughout these past few chapters wisdom has been compared to the finest of jewelry and even in this passage we see it’s as valuable as our life. We can strive after so many things in life but the wisest thing to strive after is more wisdom. It will offer more than anything else can. Keeping in mind that the wisdom spoken of in these chapters is the teachings of our Heavenly Father. Do you want the benefits of wisdom, then seek out wisdom. Be wise and let wisdom be the goal you’re chasing after. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1686