Tag: Proverbs

December 13, 2025

December 14th, 2025

Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 2

Highlight Verses:

“Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I just watched a YouTube video from a family from New Zealand who were at their wits end because their flight was cancelled and there was no place to spend the night. This happened last summer but they had a group of fans who followed them in real time, so they literally cried out to them for help. One of their fans found a place for them and told them where to go.

It is with that kind of desperation that God wants us to call on Him for wisdom.

Even if you are not in a desperate situation, we need to desire wisdom desperately with an attitude that is willing to listen to His response.

Whether you are in a desperate place or a place of comfort, God always has a best path for you. It might not look like what you expect but it always be the best in the long run.

You just need to earnestly seek it and be willing to accept it when God shows it to you.

When have you desperately sought wisdom?
How did God provide insight or guidance in that situation?
Sunday – Poetry

December 7th, 2025

Reading – Proverbs 1

Highlight Verses:

“These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When a passage declares its purpose, I pay attention so I can apply it more effectively.

If you want to be more disciplined and successful and do what is right, just, and fair, I suggest that you pay attention to Proverbs for the next 31 weeks.

In the first chapter, among other things, we learn to pay attention when our parents discipline us, refrain from following after rebellious people, and pay attention to wisdom.

If we do that, we will find peace.

What advice stood out the most to you in the first chapter of Proverbs?
What purpose appeals to you more, discipline, success, doing what is right, or peace? Why?
August 23, 2025

August 23rd, 2025

Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Proverbs 22

Highlight Verse:

“Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

While I cannot claim to have been a perfect parent, I can say that my parenting style was positively influenced by the work of a man who also influence hundreds of millions of people around the world.

That man, Dr. James C Dobson passed from this world 2 days ago at the age of 89.

His advice through Focus on the Family and other ministries has helped me to improve my abilities to lead my children and keep my values based on the Bible.

While he has been vilified by the woke movement, he was a man who loved God and his family deeply and strived to bring as many as possible into the freedom that the Gospel offers.

His efforts have resulted countless salvations, very high adoption rates in the states he influenced, and hundreds of thousands of children being born who otherwise would have been aborted.

Like me, many millions of parents have been positively influenced by his advice.

While I know that my influence will never reach those levels,

I pray that I leave this world a little better for having occupied it.

And when I move on to heaven, I’ll be sure to thank Dr. Dobson for the positive influence that he has had on my life.

Who has influenced you to be a better person?
What are you doing to influence others?
May 3, 2025

May 3rd, 2025

Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Proverbs 11:23-31

Highlight Verse:

“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

One of my daughters is helping a friend who is going through a difficult time. The help is actually costing quite a bit of money.

That sparked the conversation between her and another friend (I was there but stayed out of it) about when help turns the corner to enabling.

That is a tough question without a clear answer.

I have had help from friends in the past that could be considered quite costly. In my case, it brought me through difficult times rather than encouraging bad habits in my life. I’ve been able to pay it forward to others since then.

I have seen rare occasions when people have ended up stuck in a vicious cycle of dependence. In those cases, breaking that cycle became very painful, but they got through it.

In the vast majority of cases I’ve seen, generosity was more helpful than hurtful.

Scripture backs that up with numerous verses about generosity – and a handful cautioning against encouraging foolish behavior.

In my opinion, it is best to err on the side of generosity.

Do you have stories about how people have helped you?
Have you seen generosity have negative results? Did those negative results get reversed? How?
April 1, 2025

April 1st, 2025

Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Genesis 21

Highlight Verse:

“And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭21‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Ten years ago on this day, my wife and I brought to the dinner table a sonogram of twins, telling our kids they were going to have younger siblings.

They didn’t buy it, at least not for more than a few seconds. But we all had a good laugh.

I think God loves laughter.

This verse is just one humorous moment in the Bible. Sarah’s joyous laughter is at the irony of a long barren woman having a child in her extreme old age.

The Bible is full of humorous moments:
• Balaam’s donkey
• Paul setting the Pharisees fighting against the Saducees
• Job being swallowed and vomited by a big fish.
• Jesus’ illustration of a log in your eye.
• Zacchaeus climbing a tree to see Jesus
• And many verses in Proverbs about lazy people and nagging wives.

I often picture Jesus laughing with His disciples as they hung out. While I don’t see Him as ever using inappropriate humor, I see Him as one who loves the richness of life, including laughter.

As you enjoy this April Fool’s Day, think WWMJL (What Would Make Jesus Laugh)

What story or verse in the Bible amuses you most?
In what ways can we use humor to draw people to God?
January 4, 2025

January 4th, 2025

Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Proverbs 27:1-19

Highlight Verse:

“The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

On the 1st, when I said that I hoped to finish the edit on my book, I didn’t realize how close I was. I’m now ready to send it back to the editor.

But first, I decided to seek the advice of friends.

I posted a call for beta readers on both my personal and professional Facebook pages.

I got a handful of likes on my professional page. No offers of help.

On my personal page, I got several friends who wanted to be beta readers.

They are getting a copy of the book in exchange for their advice.

I know that I could publish it as it is right now, but I want it to be the best it can be.

My friends will help make that happen with their advice.

The same is true for the rest of my life.

Faithful friends lift each other up, encouraging them to be the best they can be. They also warn them when they are heading down the wrong path.

Do you have faithful friends around you?
Are you a faithful friend to others? (Like some of you are to me).
New Year’s Eve, 2024

December 31st, 2024
Introduction to Walk in the Light Bible Study, 2025-26

Reading – 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Highlight Verse:

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I was on Times Square on this day in 1992/93.

At three in the afternoon.

There’s no way I wanted to be in the middle of a million people to ring in the new year.

I did spend midnight with a few good friends as we encouraged each other into new beginnings.

That’s kind of what this Bible Study is about.

We are a group of people who encourage each other as we seek to get to know God and His Word better.

If you are new here, let me give you a little primer:

We are on a two-year journey through the Bible.

That journey is split up into different sections for each day of the week as follows:
- Sunday – Old Testament Poetry Books.
- Monday – Gospels through Acts.
- Tuesday – Pentateuch (1st five books of the Bible).
- Wednesday – Old Testament History Books.
- Thursday – New Testament Letters through Revelations.
- Friday – Old Testament Prophets.
- Saturday – Open Topic – Scriptures and devotions relevant to the current season or events.
The readings and devotions are posted by 12:05am Mountain Time each day at the Walk in the Light Bible Study Group on Facebook and at WITLBible.com.
Comments and discussions are welcome and encouraged on the Facebook page. (Please follow rules in the “about” section).

Two month reading lists and study guides as well as bookmarks are available to download on the website.

This Bible Study is not affiliated with any one local church. While the majority of the members are from Colorado (where I live), there are members and website followers from around the globe.

The devotions are written from a Bible believing Christian perspective, but we welcome members from all faiths, as long as participation is respectful. The rules apply equally to all participants.

If you have any questions or you would like to write some of the devotions, feel free to message me on Facebook.

May your New Year be overflowing with blessings and growth!
- Richard
May 12, 2024

May 12th, 2024

Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 30

Highlight Verse:

“Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother. They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭30‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Don’t want to be filthy and unwashed (or any of the other nasty things in the following verses?

Thank your mother. Today!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Let’s honor each of the moms in our lives today!

Nuff said.
April 28, 2024

April 28th, 2024

Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 26-27

Highlight Verse:

“Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I had my 2-year-old daughter on my shoulders while walking to the car in a mall parking lot when I saw someone take a parking place that someone else had been waiting for.

The catch is, this was on a street with a double yellow line. The person who had been waiting would have had to do an illegal left turn to get the space.

He didn’t care and he ripped into the parker with a string of profanities that I didn’t really want my daughter hearing.

I, being me, proceeded to point out to the profane person that he wasn’t supposed to take that space anyway.

The profanities then started hurling my way until the first guy actually pulled out of the space and the guy made the illegal turn as I hurried to my car.

All the way I was thinking that I should have kept my big mouth shut.

I proved nothing other than the truth of this proverb.

Have you ever proved a proverb true? Share it.
Have you seen any of the other of today’s proverbs proven true?
March 24, 2024

March 24th, 2024

Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 19

Highlight Verse:

“People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I know this one to be true because, frankly, been there – done that.

We’ve all done foolish things. The hard part is recognizing who is responsible for the consequences.

I know it was my foolishness that put me through hard financial times. And I’m sure I played a part in the end of my first marriage.

While I never lost faith in the Lord, I did have my share of grumpy prayers and “why me”s.

Fortunately for me, grace has brought me out of those situations, strengthened my faith, restored my finances and given me an amazing wife.

Do you have stories of how God restored you from your foolish acts?
Can you share them (while keeping appropriate confidences)?

Tag: Proverbs

It is with that kind of desperation that God wants us to call on Him for wisdom.

You just need to earnestly seek it and be willing to accept it when God shows it to you.

When a passage declares its purpose, I pay attention so I can apply it more effectively.

If we do that, we will find peace.

That man, Dr. James C Dobson passed from this world 2 days ago at the age of 89.

Like me, many millions of parents have been positively influenced by his advice.

I pray that I leave this world a little better for having occupied it.

That sparked the conversation between her and another friend (I was there but stayed out of it) about when help turns the corner to enabling.

In the vast majority of cases I’ve seen, generosity was more helpful than hurtful.

In my opinion, it is best to err on the side of generosity.

I think God loves laughter.

As you enjoy this April Fool’s Day, think WWMJL (What Would Make Jesus Laugh)

But first, I decided to seek the advice of friends.

My friends will help make that happen with their advice.

Faithful friends lift each other up, encouraging them to be the best they can be. They also warn them when they are heading down the wrong path.

I was on Times Square on this day in 1992/93.

I did spend midnight with a few good friends as we encouraged each other into new beginnings.

We are a group of people who encourage each other as we seek to get to know God and His Word better.

If you are new here, let me give you a little primer:

May your New Year be overflowing with blessings and growth!

Thank your mother. Today!

Happy Mother’s Day!

I proved nothing other than the truth of this proverb.

I know this one to be true because, frankly, been there – done that.

Fortunately for me, grace has brought me out of those situations, strengthened my faith, restored my finances and given me an amazing wife.