Grand Favor Oh Lord With Daily Devotions

SUNDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2023

TEXT: Proverbs 21:1-13

1. The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD; he guides is wherever he pleases.

2. People may be right in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their heart.

3. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

4. Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.

5. Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

6. Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

7. The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

8. The guilty walk in crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.

9. It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

10. Evil people desire evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

11. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

12. The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring disaster on them.

13. Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

(New Living Translation Holy Bible)

TOPIC: GOD IS IN CHARGE

As a social and emotional being, man is expected to live in harmony with his fellow human beings and do good deeds as opposed to evil.

But what makes some people ruthless and brutal? For instance, President Putin of Russia has invaded Ukraine with the intention of making it part of Russia.

Putin and others like him do not know that God is in charge of every situation and knows every individual (vs. 1-2).

God weighs every heart and delights in people doing the right and just things (vs. 3). He can put an end to haughty eyes and a proud heart (vs. 4).

We should not forget that God is in control and wants us to plan if we to be prosperous (vs. 5) even though the hasty are not prepared to plan but take delight in lying tongues (vs. 6-7).

Therefore, we should endeavor to meet the needs of the poor and protect their rights because God is in charge and it is possible that someday one may find himself/herself in the place of the poor (vs. 13),

QUESTION: Do you take God for granted and do not know that He is in charge of our lives and wants us to do good deeds?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to know that You are in charge of every situation and dislike anything evil, in Jesus name. Amen.