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Bible Daily Devotional from Proverbs
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Daily Devotional
               Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in the Bible.   

  The Wisdom of God

Verses for the Day:

Proverbs 15:15(KJV): "All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast."

Proverbs 15:15(Amp): "All the days of the desponding afflicted are made evil (by anxious thoughts and foreboding), but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances).

Thoughts for the Day:

This verse in Proverbs states that bad circumstances do not have to produce a bad attitude in a person. Difficult circumstances do not have to produce an evil disposition. We can choose how we are going to react to our circumstances. Some people allow their circumstances to rule them, instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to rule them. Some people, all the days of their lives, will experience evil days because they never have learned to overcome the devil's attacks of evil, fear, worry and depression. When we accept Christ as our savior, one of the gifts we receive from the Lord is the gift of joy. The joy that the Lord gives us goes beyond human joy.  A person who has the joy of the Lord can endure and overcome all adverse circumstances without losing their joy. The reason for this is that God's joy comes from the spirit and does not take outward stimulus to produce a merry heart. A person who is in love with Jesus not only has that merry heart, but they have a continual feast of joy in the Holy Ghost.

As a Christian, all we need to do to get our well of joy flowing is to "prime the pump" just a little. The best way to overcome despondency, worry and foreboding is to start praising God and thanking Him for all the blessings He has given us. Instead of focusing on the evil things, we can turn our attention to the blessings of God. In Christian circles, there is a little song that we sing and the words are:  Count your blessings, Name them one by one, Count your blessings, See what God has done! (repeated twice).  Many times, when I have been tempted to get depressed and "down-in-the-mouth" about my unhappy circumstances, I just start singing that little chorus and it perks me right up. Praising God is a wonderful way to overcome depression and fear.

We should always have the attitude of praise and thanksgiving toward God in our hearts no matter what kind of trial or trouble we are going through. The Bible tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." Now let us notice the Scripture says to praise God in everything, not for everything. It is the will of God to always be thankful. Everything that happens to us is not always the will of God.

One of the first things we need to know about God is that He is the source of all good things. He loves us. In fact, the Scripture says He loved us so much He sent His son Jesus to die for us so that we might have life and have it more abundantly. We should not believe in praising God for tragedies, for sickness, for bad things, yet we should believe in praising Him in these circumstances. You see, the bad things did not come from God and we don't want to blame the Lord for something the devil sent. Our God is not the author of sickness, sin, tragedies, sorrow and heartache. The devil is the one who sends these things and then tries to get us to blame them on the Lord.

If we belong to God, then the devil is off limits when he tries to bring sickness, poverty, sorrow, fear or any other bad thing; we can use the name of Jesus against him and he will flee. We can also use the weapon of praise; "praising God" no matter what Satan is trying to do to us.  We can say, "Lord, I love and worship You, no matter what Satan is doing; I want You to know I love You, and Lord, I know You love me." Satan will have to flee when we begin praising God because the Bible says the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. "But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel" (Psalm 22:3).

The book of Psalms is a wonderful book of praises and songs to the Lord. Some of the greatest Psalms of praises were written by David and recorded in Psalms 29, 30, 34 and 103. We can meditate on these words and find that praise will lift our hearts from despair. Praise is one of the greatest weapons against fear and loneliness. Worshipful songs and music can lift us up when we are depressed or lonely. Praise can bring about our prayer answers for the Lord loves to fellowship with and give to those with grateful hearts. The Lord's nature is one of joy, and therefore He wants us to be joyful. We should be thankful and grateful for all He has done for us. His sacrifice for our sins on the cross should be enough to make us eternally grateful and cause us to praise Him for evermore!!

Prayer for the Day:

Dear Father God, I am so thankful to be called a child of God.  Forgive me when I fall into the devil's trap of complaining or worrying. Lord, help me to cast my cares upon You, for I know that You care for me.   Help me also to not allow contrary circumstances to get me down, but rather, may I remember that I serve a mighty God Who is greater that my circumstances.  I do praise You, Lord, and when I think of all the things You have done for me over the years, I am truly grateful.  Fill me with Your joy, peace and love daily so that I might serve You with a merry heart. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.




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