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:
24 The father of
the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall
have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall
rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24-25 (AMP):
24 The father of the
(uncompromisingly) righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall
greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in
him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.
Thoughts for the Day:
These verses in Proverbs
continue to admonish young people to honor their parents so that they might take
joy in having wise children. The actions of children will either produce
great joy for the family or great distress. When children are obedient and
loving, they bring happiness to all. However, when they are disobedient and
rebellious, their sin can cause great heartache and misery. The Bible speaks of
a generation that will cause parents much grief and it is the generation that
will be on the earth right before the second coming of Christ. They are spoken
of as being lawless and even degenerating to the horrible evil of murdering
their own parents.
Mark 13:7-8 &
12-13:
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for
such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles:
these are the beginnings of sorrows.
12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son;
and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put
to death.
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure
unto the end, the same shall be saved.
1 Timothy
1:8-9:
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the
lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and
profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers.
It is almost
unthinkable that children could commit such an evil against their own parents;
however, we are already reading in the newspapers about such crimes. Because sin
and demonic activity shall abound, and lawlessness shall spread all over the
globe, these times are spoken of in the Bible as "perilous times."
2 Timothy
3:1-5:
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce,
despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn
away.
This scripture
speaks of a time when people will no longer have a natural affection. God
created the family unit and within that unit, He instilled a natural affection
in the hearts of each of them. A mother has a natural love within her that
causes her to care for, and nurture her children, while the father has an
in-born love and desire to provide for, and protect his family. The children
will naturally look to their parents for security and love and will respond to
the love of their parents. If a family walks in the commandments of God, they
will all grow in love for one another, as they will overcome selfishness and the
sin that would separate them. However, the opposite is also true. If any member
of the family falls into sin and selfishness, soon the devil will begin his work
of destruction in that home. The natural affection can turn to hate and hate to
murder and other evils.
There is a current
attack on the family, by the devil, as he wants to change how God structured the
family. There are now attempts being made to legally approve marriage between
two males or two females. This is a perverted union that will ultimately destroy
what God intended for marriage and a family. Homosexuality is a sin that
embraces unnatural affection. God certainly loves homosexuals; however He hates
the sin of homosexuality. When men attempt to change the definition of
marriage, they are also committing idolatry, as they are declaring that they are
wiser than God. They are setting themselves up to change what God designed from
the beginning. If any homosexual will cry out unto God to be set free from their
unnatural affection, God will set them free, just as He sets us free from any
other sin.
Children and young
people can bring joy to the hearts of their parents by their obedience to the
Word of God, just as they can cause grief by their disobedience and rebellion.
Today's verses admonish us to "Let your father and mother be glad!"
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
I want to not only be one who makes my parents glad, but I also want Your
heart to be glad. Lord, strengthen me to be more like You, in all that
I do. Lord, may my life be a good witness, so that others may see my good
works, and that will bring glory to You. Deliver those who have strayed from the
commandments in the Bible and are now living a perverted lifestyle, that is
without natural affection. Minister mercy and grace to them, and restore the
natural love and affection that You want them to walk in. Lord, we pray against
the devil's plans for changing the law in our nation that would redefine
marriage. Spare us, so that this unholy action will not become law, thus
bringing our nation under a greater judgment. I ask this in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
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