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September 6, 2020 8:00 pm
I recently attended a high school graduation during which the speaker provided a needed challenge for the young adults awaiting their diplomas. He mentioned that this was a time in their lives when everyone was asking them, “What’s next?” What career would they be pursuing next? Where would they be going to school or working next? Then he said that the more important question was what were they doing now?
In the context of their faith journey, what daily decisions would they be making that would guide them each day to live for Jesus and not for themselves?
His words reminded me of the book of Proverbs, which makes many pointed statements about how to live—now. For instance: choosing the right friends, now (12:26); living with integrity, now (13:6); having good judgment, now (13:15); speaking wisely, now (14:3); practicing honesty, now (11:1).
Living for God now, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, makes the decisions about what is next much easier. “The Lord gives wisdom; . . . He holds success in store for the upright, . . . he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones” (2:6–8). May God supply what we need for us to live by His guidelines now, and may He guide us into what’s next for His honor.
Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Today's reading titled now.
The next was written by Dave Brandon. I recently attended a high school graduation, during which the speaker provided a needed challenge the young adults awaiting their diplomas. He mentioned that this was a time in their lives.
When everyone was asking them. What's next what career would they be pursuing next.
Where would they be going to school or working next. Then he said that the more important question was, what were they doing now in the context of their faith journey. What daily decisions would they be making that would guide them to live for Jesus and not for themselves.
His words reminded me of the book of Proverbs which makes many pointed statements about how to live. Now, for instance practicing honesty now. Choosing the right friends now living with integrity now having good judgment now speaking wisely now living for God now by the leading of the Holy Spirit makes the decisions about what is next. Much easier Proverbs goes on to tell us. The Lord gives wisdom behold success in store for the upright regards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful once. May God supply what we need for us to live by his guidelines. Now, and may he guide us in the what's next for his honor. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Proverbs 2 verses one through 11, my son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you turn your ear to wisdom, and applying your heart to understanding.
Indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding and if you look for it is silver, and search for it as for hidden treasure. Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God, for the Lord gives wisdom from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Behold success in store for the upright. He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless for regards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones, then you will understand what is right and just and fair.
Every good path for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your sole discretion will protect you and understanding, will guard you.
Let's pray thank you for your guidance and your protection in our lives.
Lord, we pray that you would give us wisdom for now and for what's next so that we can live in a way that both pleases you and reveals who you are in us. Thank you Lord it's in Jesus name we pray.
Amen on today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
