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 8:15-17:(KJV): "By me kings reign, and princes
decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I
love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me."
Thoughts for the Day:
Our study in the book of Proverbs continues
with an emphasis on the value of having God's wisdom. These verses tell us that good
rulers in the earth will rule justly, by using the sound wisdom that is
recorded in the Bible. Any student of history knows that throughout
the ages the most prosperous and blessed earthly kingdoms have been those that had a
Christian influence coming from the leadership of those nations.
Historically, when true Christianity came to any region, those who were
practicing Christ's commands would began to reach out to help the poor, the oppressed, the
sick, and needy. Most of our present day hospitals, charity centers, orphanages and rescue
missions were all founded by Christians in keeping with the Biblical commands of Christ to
demonstrate His love to a needy world. God has always been interested in helping the weak,
the feeble and afflicted. Ungodly societies destroy their weak, helpless and
burdensome members.
We are praying that the ungodly practice of abortion will cease in all
nations that now legally allow and encourage it. This practice does not show the love of
God toward babies or basic respect for human life. Rather, it is an unloving act that is
adversely affecting all of society. The more we harden our hearts to the idea of
protecting the sanctity of human life, the more susceptible we all become to violent
crimes against humanity. Regardless of what those who believe in abortion rights
claim, most abortions are not done to protect the mother's life or some other so-called
valid reason, but rather to allow the parents to escape their responsibility of
caring for the little life they had a part in creating. Most abortions are done out
of pure selfishness. The mother and father simply did not want a child to interfere with their plans.
The Bible teaches we are to overcome selfishness, not encourage it. We need to
reverse the law in our land that allows abortions so freely, as the soul of our nation has
accepted a practice that we will all regret. The consequences of murder is "a life
for a life" and this will mean the loss of much life in any nation that practices
abortion unless the people repent.
Numbers 35:33: "So ye shall not pollute the land
wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the
blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it."
In verse 17 of Proverbs 8, the
Lord says, that He will love those that love Him. How do we show love for God?
We show it by loving one another and keeping His commandments. If we desire
to have His favor and love, then we must seek Him "early" or to put it another
way, we must seek Him early enough, before His patience and mercy runs out and we are
faced with severe judgment on our nations. We must repent and turn back to God and obey
His commandments.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father, We do ask you to
forgive the sin of murder, due to the abortions in our nation. Lord, this sin of
murder began with the sin of lust and selfishness. Deliver Your people from these sins.
Help me Lord, to overcome my own selfishness, and be willing to lay down my wants
for the sake of the kingdom of God. Help me to think of others and their needs, and
not concentrate so much on my own needs. Thank you, that You are taking care of my
needs, so that I can help and bless others. Lord, I pray for the leaders of our
nation. Give them wisdom, protect them from harm, give them strength and health.
Turn our nation back to the Christian principles that it was founded upon. Thank
you, Lord for being merciful to all of us. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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