1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:12,890 Speaker 1: Life Audio Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture, 2 00:00:13,950 --> 00:00:18,190 Speaker 1: a calming, Scripture-centered devotional podcast designed to help you end 3 00:00:18,250 --> 00:00:21,549 Speaker 1: each day with God's Word in your mind and on 4 00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:26,430 Speaker 1: your heart. Right after the short word from our sponsors, 5 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: we will reflect on tonight's scriptures Proverbs 3. Tonight's reflection 6 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:50,130 Speaker 1: is written and read by Kyle Norman. Proverbs 3. My son, 7 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:54,390 Speaker 1: do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in 8 00:00:54,430 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: your heart, for they will prolong your life many years. 9 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness 10 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,420 Speaker 1: never leave you. Bind them around your neck. Write them 11 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: on the tablet of your heart, and then you will 12 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:11,410 Speaker 1: win favor and a good name in the sight of 13 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,429 Speaker 1: God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, 14 00:01:16,130 --> 00:01:19,170 Speaker 1: and lean not on your own understanding. In all your 15 00:01:19,230 --> 00:01:22,890 Speaker 1: ways submit to him, and he will make your path straight. 16 00:01:24,190 --> 00:01:27,350 Speaker 1: Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the 17 00:01:27,410 --> 00:01:30,610 Speaker 1: Lord and shun evil, This will bring health to your 18 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:35,830 Speaker 1: body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the Lord with 19 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,060 Speaker 1: your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. Then 20 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats 21 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,900 Speaker 1: will brim over with new wine. My son, do not 22 00:01:49,020 --> 00:01:53,300 Speaker 1: despise the Lord's discipline, and do not resent His rebuke, 23 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,940 Speaker 1: because the Lord disciplines those He loves. As a father, 24 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: the son, He delights him Blessed are those who find wisdom, 25 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,820 Speaker 1: those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than 26 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: silver and yields better returns than gold. She's more precious 27 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,650 Speaker 1: than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with her. Long 28 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:20,970 Speaker 1: life is in her hand. In her left hand are 29 00:02:21,030 --> 00:02:26,049 Speaker 1: riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all 30 00:02:26,110 --> 00:02:29,870 Speaker 1: her paths are peace. She is a tree of life 31 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:33,490 Speaker 1: to those who take hold of her. Those who hold 32 00:02:33,530 --> 00:02:37,570 Speaker 1: her fast will be blessed. By wisdom the Lord laid 33 00:02:37,610 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: the earth's foundations. By understanding he has set the heavens 34 00:02:41,980 --> 00:02:45,780 Speaker 1: in place. By his knowledge the watery depths were divided, 35 00:02:46,940 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: and the clouds let drop the dew. My son, do 36 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,790 Speaker 1: not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight. Preserve 37 00:02:55,870 --> 00:02:59,830 Speaker 1: sound judgment and discretion. They will be life for you, 38 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,220 Speaker 1: an ornament to grace your neck. Then you will go 39 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,260 Speaker 1: on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. 40 00:03:07,980 --> 00:03:10,700 Speaker 1: When you lie down, you will not be afraid. When 41 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Have no 42 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,450 Speaker 1: fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes 43 00:03:18,490 --> 00:03:21,850 Speaker 1: the wicked. For the Lord will be at your side 44 00:03:22,630 --> 00:03:26,300 Speaker 1: and will keep your foot from being snared. Do not 45 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: withhold good from those to whom it is due. When 46 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,810 Speaker 1: it is in your power to act, do not say 47 00:03:32,850 --> 00:03:35,770 Speaker 1: to your neighbor, come back tomorrow and I'll give it 48 00:03:35,790 --> 00:03:38,950 Speaker 1: to you, when you already have it with you. Do 49 00:03:38,990 --> 00:03:42,910 Speaker 1: not plot harm against your neighbor who lives trustfully near you. 50 00:03:43,710 --> 00:03:46,690 Speaker 1: Do not accuse anyone for no reason when they have 51 00:03:46,730 --> 00:03:51,330 Speaker 1: done you no harm. Do not envy the violent or 52 00:03:51,390 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: choose any of their ways. Proverbs 3, verses 5 and 53 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:24,750 Speaker 1: 6 Proverbs 3, verses 5 and 6 has long been 54 00:04:24,870 --> 00:04:29,190 Speaker 1: my favorite verse of all of Scripture. Its truth cuts 55 00:04:29,270 --> 00:04:32,539 Speaker 1: through the noise of this frenetic world that we live in, 56 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: and it reminds us what is involved with walking the 57 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:42,859 Speaker 1: pathway that God calls us to. Firstly, walking straight along 58 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,929 Speaker 1: God's pathway is rooted in trust. Trust in the Lord 59 00:04:47,990 --> 00:04:50,910 Speaker 1: with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, 60 00:04:51,210 --> 00:04:55,870 Speaker 1: the proverb says. I don't know about you, but too 61 00:04:56,010 --> 00:04:59,630 Speaker 1: often I try to reverse this order. I trust too 62 00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:02,470 Speaker 1: much in my own understanding, and I lean not on 63 00:05:02,529 --> 00:05:06,780 Speaker 1: God's wisdom or discretion. But the life of faith is 64 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: rooted in a life of trust, this daring belief that 65 00:05:11,140 --> 00:05:13,860 Speaker 1: no matter what, we are surrounded by the presence of 66 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: the God who created us, redeemed us, and sustains us. 67 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,900 Speaker 1: Verse 26 promises that that the Lord will keep our 68 00:05:23,020 --> 00:05:29,010 Speaker 1: feet from being snared. This trust, this heartfelt trust that 69 00:05:29,110 --> 00:05:33,010 Speaker 1: binds love and faithfulness to every action of our lives 70 00:05:33,650 --> 00:05:36,310 Speaker 1: is what allows us to walk the path that God 71 00:05:36,390 --> 00:05:42,190 Speaker 1: sets for us. But we must remember Proverbs 3 promises 72 00:05:42,540 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: that the Lord will be straight. It doesn't promise the 73 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: path will always be easy. Life of faith can be hard. 74 00:05:51,350 --> 00:05:56,549 Speaker 1: struggle and difficulty can unexpectedly arise. But this doesn't mean 75 00:05:56,650 --> 00:05:59,610 Speaker 1: that we walk in error. It doesn't mean that God 76 00:05:59,670 --> 00:06:03,150 Speaker 1: is not leading us. The path that God has us 77 00:06:03,390 --> 00:06:06,169 Speaker 1: on is the path that leads us to a deeper 78 00:06:06,290 --> 00:06:10,210 Speaker 1: experience of God's grace and love, and a deeper knowledge 79 00:06:10,250 --> 00:06:13,590 Speaker 1: of God's will for our lives. And while that road 80 00:06:13,650 --> 00:06:17,050 Speaker 1: might be hard at times, we can trust that we 81 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:21,180 Speaker 1: are walking on the path that God has provided. As 82 00:06:21,220 --> 00:06:25,500 Speaker 1: you rest this night, take a moment to reflect on 83 00:06:25,540 --> 00:06:29,060 Speaker 1: the path that God has placed you on. Where do 84 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,710 Speaker 1: you see God moving around you? And where are you 85 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:36,430 Speaker 1: called to trust in the Lord for your next step? 86 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:45,300 Speaker 1: Gracious and ever-loving God, in you I live and move 87 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: and have my being. In your presence is the pathway 88 00:06:48,940 --> 00:06:51,860 Speaker 1: to life, and it is my desire to delight in 89 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: your will and walk in your ways. Help me to 90 00:06:55,380 --> 00:06:58,990 Speaker 1: discern the path that you place me upon. When I 91 00:06:59,029 --> 00:07:02,710 Speaker 1: face decisions, Lord, give me wisdom to follow your call 92 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:06,870 Speaker 1: to love and faithfulness. When the road is easy or hard, 93 00:07:07,330 --> 00:07:10,810 Speaker 1: give the gift of trust in your presence. And Lord, 94 00:07:10,910 --> 00:07:12,850 Speaker 1: in those moments when I don't know where you are 95 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:15,430 Speaker 1: calling me, help me to be still and know that 96 00:07:15,470 --> 00:07:18,700 Speaker 1: you are God. and to wait patiently for your directions. 97 00:07:19,540 --> 00:07:31,550 Speaker 1: This I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thank 98 00:07:31,590 --> 00:07:36,470 Speaker 1: you for listening to your nightly scripture. Tonight's scripture was 99 00:07:36,570 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: read from the New International Version by Biblica. All rights reserved. 100 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:47,780 Speaker 1: Be sure to follow our sister show, your daily Bible 101 00:07:47,820 --> 00:07:53,190 Speaker 1: verse on Apple or Spotify. 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