August 16, 2024 – Deadbeats And Deceivers

Deadbeats And Deceivers
August 16, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 20:13-15
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Love not sleep, and love not deceit. There are two groups of people spoken of in Prov. 20:13-15, both of whom we should avoid. Yet the deadbeat and devious person are not the same.

    The Deadbeat is just looking for another place to flop. They are lazy, and all they care about is having no responsibilities. Give them a little time, and they will do nothing constructive with it.

    A devious person is really just the opposite. They would much rather cause some sort of trouble than sleep. My dad used to say this kind of person would rather cause trouble than eat, and it is true. You may know someone like this. It seems if there is trouble around, you will always find them there or heading there. They know the latest gossip and usually make up what they don’t know. They are the last person in the world to whom you should tell a secret. They are the person who always seem to try to fool people. The one who, when you catch them in a lie, just laughs and says something like, “Oh, I was just kidding.”

    While the deadbeat is never busy with anything and someone to avoid, the devious person is always busy with the wrong things and should also be avoided.

    There is a third group of people alluded to here as well. They are those people who understand that the wisdom and knowledge obtained from God are more valuable than anything this world can offer. We need to be like them. We should be up and busy, allowing God to pour wisdom into our lives, all the while encouraging the deadbeats and devious folks to come and get to know Christ.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    It may look like fun on the other side of what’s right. You might see a happy-go-lucky person who appears to be having all the fun. However, the end result is always destruction. They end up destroying themselves, and often many who follow them. Ultimately, they find themselves alone and lonely. Choose what’s right; choose Christ.

What will you do with this wonderful day
God has granted you?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: August 16, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 31 – Jeremiah 33
  Proverbs 20:13 – 15

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 69-72
  Rom. 10