Daily Bible Reading - Fri. & Sat.- Sept. 3rd & 4th

Friday

The writer of Ecclesiastes has a lot of wisdom thoughts.  The way he is talking about how things are then, you’d think he was talking about today.  Seems people and situations back then have not changed coming into today’s situations.  He does have some good wisdom advice though.  The Teacher tells us that people are not fair to one another. Instead, they are cruel. Some people work too much. Other people are too lazy. Some people have no friends. Other people become famous and they have many friends. But it does not seem to matter who we are. It does not seem to matter what we do. The things that happen in our lives seem to happen for a reason.  God has a reason for everything; sometimes we may not know that reason for awhile or maybe never, but always know that things happen for a reason.  God wants us to enjoy life and enjoy our time down here on earth.  For having joy, they joy of the Lord, gives us strength, the kind of strength we cannot obtain anywhere else. 

Today’s Reading

Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7
Psalm 47:1-9
Proverbs 22:16

Daily Devotional

"I create the fruit of the lips…"
(Isaiah 57:19, KJV)

Did you know that your words are like seeds? They have creative power. In the future, we will eat the fruit of our words. That means our words are going to produce exactly what we're saying.

That's why it's so important to make positive declarations over our lives every single day. We should say things like "I am blessed. I am prosperous. I am healthy. I am talented. I am creative. I am wise." When we do this, we are standing in agreement with God's Word. We are sowing good seed. We are preparing our future for when we arrive.

Today, make sure you are sowing good seed with your words. Speak God's Word which is truth that will set you free. Let His Word fill your heart and mind and direct your mouth with what to say. Set yourself up for success in your future and pave the way for victory with your words today!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for Your Word which is truth that sets me free. Help me to guard my words and sow good seed into my future. I choose to hide Your Word in my heart. Keep me close to You and direct my steps. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Saturday

One thing that really stuck out to me in reading the Old Testament this morning is that even though things might go wrong for us or things might not go our way right now we still need to follow God and obey Him.  He knows what He is doing.  As long as we’ve given Him control of our lives everything will be just fine. 

Proverbs kind of goes along with the Old Testament in telling us to listen to the words of the wise and apply the instruction the wise gives us to our hearts and that its good to keep these wise instructions in our heart and on our lips ready to use for the Lord is teaching us words of wisdom. 

Today’s Reading

Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19

Daily Devotional

"And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!"
(James 3:10, NLT)

Did you know you have the power to bless or curse your future? Your words have tremendous power. If you go around saying things like "I don't have what it takes. I'm so clumsy; I can't get anything right. I'm so undisciplined. I'll probably never lose this weight," you just cursed your future. No, we've got to be extremely careful about what we allow to come out of our mouths. Realize your words are setting the direction for your life. Let me ask you today, which direction are you going? Are you declaring good things? Are you blessing your life, speaking words of faith over your future? Or, are you going around saying negative things like "Nothing good ever happens to me. I'll probably never get out of debt. I'll never break this addiction?"

Today, choose to bless your future. Choose to declare what God says. As you align your words with His Word, you're setting your future up for success. You're preparing your way for victory, and you will fulfill the destiny He has planned for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, I choose to speak blessing over my future. I choose to speak life over my future. Thank You for equipping me with everything I need to fulfill the destiny You have prepared for me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.