JUNE 19 – Words That Matter 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 18:8–9; 1 Samuel 21; Psalm 34, 56 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. Whoever is slack in his work is brother to him who destroys.” — Proverbs 18:8–9 (ESV) “David came to Nob to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met David and asked, ‘Why are you alone, and no one with you?’” — 1 Samuel 21:1 (ESV) “I sought the Lord, and he answered me… Continue Reading

JUNE 18 – The Power of Words and Loyalty 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 18:6–7; Psalm 71; 1 Samuel 20 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his life.” — Proverbs 18:6–7 (ESV) “Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent. For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” — Psalm 71:9,… Continue Reading

JUNE 17 – When People Mean Harm 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 18:3–5; 1 Samuel 19; Psalm 59 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites blows. It is not good to favor the wicked or to strike the righteous in the gate.” — Proverbs 18:3–5 (ESV) “But Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David’s wife, told him, ‘If you do not escape with your life… Continue Reading

JUNE 16 – Listening Over Isolation 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 18:1–2; Psalm 70; 1 Samuel 18 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” — Proverbs 18:1–2 (ESV) “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!” — Psalm 70:1 (ESV) “Saul was very angry, and this anger was kindled against David; and he said, ‘Because the Lord has been with him… he has become more… Continue Reading

JUNE 15 – Strength in Calm Confidence 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:27–28; 1 Samuel 17 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” — Proverbs 17:27 (ESV) “David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.’” — 1 Samuel 17:45 (ESV) ________________________________________ Have you ever… Continue Reading

JUNE 14 – Wisdom Over Anger 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:25–26; Psalm 69; 1 Samuel 16// 3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “A foolish son brings grief to his father, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. One who has knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding is calm.” — Proverbs 17:25–27 (ESV) “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.”… Continue Reading

JUNE 13 – The Heart Behind the Action 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:23–24; 1 Samuel 15 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. The discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.” — Proverbs 17:23–24 (ESV) “But Samuel said, ‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of… Continue Reading

JUNE 12 – Laughter and Courage: Keys to a Bold Life 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:21–22; 1 Samuel 14 //3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon // ________________________________________ “The wicked dies when his hope is lost, and the man of honor falls when his integrity is shattered. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” — Proverbs 17:21–22 (ESV) “Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, ‘Come, let us go over to the outpost of the Philistines.’ But he did not tell his father. Jonathan said to him, ‘Come, let… Continue Reading