Linda Bailey is currently away. Her new devotionals will begin again on the 1st February, 2010. In the meantime, here is a Daily Devotion that has been significant for one of my readers..

Each verse in Proverbs is like a mouthful of my mother's roast.

Proverbs 18:1-24

Reference:  v.15  The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.  (NIV Bible)

Explore:  My husband always laughs at me when I eat a roast dinner prepared by my mother.  She always includes so many wonderful flavours and all my favourite vegetables.  Therefore, each mouthful is like a tasty work of art.  I have to be discerning and craft together the right mixture of flavours on the one forkful so that my tastebuds have a party with every single bite!  When it comes to my mother's roasts and my mouthful-combinations, every forkful of food is a winner.

Application:  Each verse in Proverbs is like a mouthful of my mother's roast.  Each individual verse holds so much wisdom and a Godly way of looking at things.  It's actually quite challenging to read a whole chapter at a time as each one is filled with 20-30 morsels of importance.  It's like trying to eat a whole plateful in one bite.  This is a book that you don't read once and then move on.  It seems like it will be a book that makes more sense as you live life and as you process each verse individually.  While reading chapter 18 means that I am half way through the book of Proverbs I can see that it will take a life time to glean even a tenth of the wisdom presented within.

Prayer:  Lord, Your word truly is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.  May we engage with it as we live life so that we can discern how you would have us live.  Amen.

What passage have you read a number of times and received something different from it depending on your life situation?