Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

Date: Oct. 4, 2023

Passage

Proverbs 3:1-10 (ESV)

1   My son, do not forget my teaching,
    but let your heart keep my commandments,
2   for length of days and years of life
    and peace they will add to you.
3   Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them around your neck;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
4   So you will find favor and good success
    in the sight of God and man.
5   Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
6   In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.
7   Be not wise in your own eyes;
    fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
8   It will be healing to your flesh
    and refreshment to your bones.
9   Honor the LORD with your wealth
    and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
10   then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.

Solomon urges us to practice God’s love to those around us, and to be faithful in any circumstance. In the midst of our busy lives, it is very easy to forget about God. We often tend to drift away from God to gain control over our own lives. We often think that we understand ourselves better than God and therefore attempt to rely on our own accomplishments.

However, human strength always fails. We must endlessly depend on God and his almighty power. We must fear the Lord and ask for his guidance in our lives. When we finally surrender ourselves completely to God, he will bless us and make our paths straight.

Our Creator God knows exactly what we need and provides everything out of his power and love. Only God can be the truest nourishment to our souls. Let’s trust in God with all our ways, surrendering to him my own stubborn ideas and plans.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, thank you for giving me your wisdom. Help me to trust in you with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding.

One Word: One Word: Trust in the Lord with all your heart

Ezekiel Eats a Scroll

Ezekiel 2:1-3:3

Key Verse: 2:2:8

And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

Today's Question

Is there more than one God?

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