💙 Standing Daily at God's Door

Today I'm sharing a devotion straight from my book Wisdom for Life. This is Day 20 out of the 100 daily devotions it includes. I hope it blesses you! 

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Day 20 

When I became a Christian in my early twenties, the Bible came alive for me. Even though I had two little ones in diapers and a soldier husband with a demanding schedule, I couldn’t wait for my children’s nap time so I could steal away and read God’s Word. 

Proverbs 8  personifies God’s wisdom as a woman calling out to us: “People, I call out to you; . . . Anyone who listens to me is happy, watching at my doors every day, waiting by the posts of my doorway. For the one who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord” (vv. 4, 34–35). 

How well that expressed my feelings. I wanted to stand at the door of God’s Word every day, seeking His counsel and advice. I’d had my fill of “philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition” (Col. 2:8), and it was so refreshing to read God’s words, knowing that none of them were “deceptive or perverse” (Prov. 8:8). 

I was beginning to apply biblical principles to my life and seeing the “knowledge and discretion” they brought (Prov. 8:12). This delight in God’s Word not only empowered my new relationship with the Lord, but it has sustained it throughout the years. 

How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. (Ps. 1:1–2) 

For Further Thought 

On a scale of one to ten, how would you describe your love for God’s Word? If it’s below ten, how might these Scriptures inspire a deeper appreciation: Psalm 19:7; Psalm 119:105,130; Proverbs 30:5?

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