Month: May 2022

Yes, things in this world look terrible right now but don’t fret.

Read: Psalm 37:9

For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

Wisdom is the most important thing, but who you fear is even more important.

Read: Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.

Don’t get discouraged for you are loved!

Read: Psalm 136:2

Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

God has made everything for a purpose.

Read: Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the day of trouble.

Before you run off with your own plans, check in with God.

Read: Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

God always disciplines those he loves.

Read: Hebrews 12:6-17

because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”

⁷ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? ⁸ If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. ⁹ Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! ¹⁰ They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. ¹¹ No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

¹² Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. ¹³ “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Warning and Encouragement

¹⁴ Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. ¹⁵ See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. ¹⁶ See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. ¹⁷ Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.