Scripture Readings
Proverbs 24:3–4
I Samuel 6–7
Luke 8
Psalms 77
Verse Focus (Proverbs 24:3–4)
3By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Meditation
The August 18 meditation has been updated. Click on the link below to read it:
https://bible-friend.com/2021/08/18/august-18-%e2%96%aa-day-230/
Placeholder for September 18 meditation … to be updated on October 19, 2021.
I was kind of floored to read that, after the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant, with the 5 gold tumors and 5 gold rats, they subsequently decided to attack the Israelites again. Did they think God no longer had power over them? How dense people can be. I also read the August 17 devotional and my mind is on the women who traveled with Jesus, supporting His ministry out of their own resources. God allowed them to build wealth, for this purpose. What did their families, friends, neighbors think of them, following a spiritual leader throughout the countryside? These women likely did not care. What a privilege to travel with Jesus and serve Him in this tangible way