Tuesday, August 18
Listen to Wise Instruction
Proverbs 1:1-9

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 NRSVue

How will you make yourself available today to receive wisdom?

Monday, August 17
A Protégé with Promise
Acts 16:1-5

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily. Acts 16:5 NRSVue

May your fruit reflect the wisdom and training you received from the elders.

Sunday, August 16
Sent to All the World
Acts 22:3-15

Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear his own voice; for you will be his witness to all the world of what you have seen and heard. Acts 22:14-15 NRSVue

Be as passionate to share it as you were to receive it.

Saturday, August 15
Rejoicing in God’s Forgiveness
Psalm 32

Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 NRSVue

Just thinking about the Lord’s forgiveness makes me thankful.

Friday, August 14
A New Creation in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17-21

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NRSVue

Everything old has passed away, that includes the outdated ways of thinking and grudges we hold against other believers.