JANUARY 26 – The Real Flex: Choosing Wisdom Over Hype 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 8:1–36; Matthew 23 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.” — Proverbs 8:10–11 “The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.” — Proverbs 8:13 “The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever… Continue Reading

JANUARY 25 – Guard Your Heart, Guard Your Future 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 7:1–27; Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22 ________________________________________ “Say to wisdom, ‘You are my sister,’ and call insight your intimate friend, to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.” — Proverbs 7:4–5 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” — Matthew 22:37 ________________________________________ Temptation doesn’t usually look dangerous—it often looks fun, exciting, even “harmless.” But Proverbs 7 paints a vivid picture of what happens when we follow temptation without thinking… Continue Reading

JANUARY 24 – Stay Alert, Guard Your Heart 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:20–35; Matthew 21 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.” — Proverbs 6:20–21 “For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.” — Proverbs 6:34 “And he said to them, ‘It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” but you make it a den of robbers.’” — Matthew 21:13 ________________________________________ You… Continue Reading

JANUARY 23 – No Room for Pride 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:16–19; Matthew 20 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood…” — Proverbs 6:16–17 “And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’” — Matthew 20:3–4 ________________________________________ Have you ever felt frustrated when someone else… Continue Reading

JANUARY 22 – Don’t Play the Fool 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:12-15; Psalm 10; Matthew 19 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.” — Proverbs 6:12–15 “Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, ‘You will not call to account’?” — Psalm 10:13 “Jesus said, ‘Let… Continue Reading

JANUARY 21 – Wake Up, Ants Are Winning 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:6–11; Matthew 18 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.” — Proverbs 6:6–8 “So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” — Matthew 18:14 ________________________________________ It’s easy to hit snooze on your alarm five times and promise yourself you’ll do… Continue Reading

JANUARY 20 – Watch Your Steps 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:1–5; Psalm 9; Matthew 17 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “If you have struck a pledge with your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger… save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor.” —Proverbs 6:1–3 “The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.” —Psalm 9:9 “He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son… listen to him.’” —Matthew 17:5… Continue Reading

JANUARY 19 – Don’t Trade Truth for Temptation 3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 5; Matthew 16 // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ________________________________________ “Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.” — Proverbs 5:8 “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” — Matthew 16:15–16 ________________________________________ There’s always that one shortcut that promises an easier way: cheat on the test, lie to your parents, flirt with someone you know isn’t good for you. Temptation always advertises… Continue Reading