July 24

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
5. T I T L W A T H A L N U T O U
​6. I A T W A H A H S D T P

Notes on verses:

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

This (verse 5 here), applies to all believers, but even more to those who are in the service to God. God never chose any man or woman to work for Him because of their training and ability within themselves. God chooses people like Jeremiah who was just a lad with no formal training; and God put the words in Jeremiah’s mouth to give to the people. You may read all about it (in chapter 1 of Jeremiah). When we depend upon our own ability, we fall very short. For a minister of God to be effective, it must be God speaking through him.

Proverbs 3:6 “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

Three commands are given (in verses 5 and 6): Trust, meaning “rely on, depend on”; Lean not, meaning do not depend on your own native instincts, and Acknowledge him, meaning have fellowship and intimacy with God in all of life. The result of such devotion is that God will make the paths straight before you.

Here again, we get into the will of man. Man has to be willing to accept God’s help and to give God the credit for the job well done. A Christian must first of all not start anything that the Lord is not in, and then we must praise Him in everything.

Hebrews tells us when we should praise the Lord.

Hebrews 13:15, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

If He directs our path, we shall walk in the light and not stumble and fall.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

July 24
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
2 Chronicles 30-33  —  7.5 minutes
Psalms 149  —  1.5 minutes

New Testament
Luke 12:35-48  —  4.0 minutes
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 15.0 minutes