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Would you like to read the Word daily, but don’t know how to begin? Reading our Daily Devotionals is a good way to develop the habit of studying the scriptures. Visit this page to find a scripture for every day of the year, complete with practical advice for applying the principles to your everyday life. It is possible to enjoy reading the Bible. Simply set time aside each day, and soon daily Bible reading will become a lifestyle!
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile” (1 Peter 3:10).
What we say has the ability to affect our lives for good or bad. We have the power to attract manifestations of peace, joy, and happiness by our words; conversely, negative speech attracts evil things.
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness... A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit” (Proverbs 15:1, 2, 4, NKJV).
How we talk to people can either sow the seeds of peace and goodwill, or the seeds of strife and discord. Often, we won’t know whether a person is wise or foolish until they begin to speak.
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom” (Proverbs 10:18-21).
Our words are important to God; every careless word and verbal attack matters to Him. By comparison, being wise enough to be mindful of what we say pleases Him.
“And He said, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest’” (Exodus 33:14, NKJV).
Rest isn’t the same as inactivity. Resting in God, and what Jesus Christ has already done for us, means believing and trusting in His Word strongly enough to lay hold of the peace He wants us to have; we find this rest when His Spirit is with us.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1, 2).
Religion tells us we’re sinners; however, believers are saints in God’s eyes. We’re no longer condemned or in bondage to the law of the flesh, and we have His reassurance that through Christ we have eternal life.
“And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19, AMPC).
All good things in the earthly realm originate in the heavenly realm, where there is no lack or shortage. This includes love, joy, happiness, health, victory, and abundant prosperity at every level.
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:3, 4).
Getting to know Jesus and developing a relationship with Him enables Him to bless us with everything we need for godly, successful, lives. He gives us a new nature so that we can be sinless like Him; through Christ, we overcome the world’s influences.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” (Galatians 5:22, 23).
Walking with the Lord allows us to demonstrate to the world outward signs of His spiritual blessings. These fruits of the Spirit that the apostle Paul wrote about are supernatural manifestations of being in God’s presence.
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1, NKJV).
Christians have been freed from the bondage of sin to which so many others are enslaved; Jesus triumphed over it through His death and resurrection. When the world tries to make us question the validity of what He did, we must never doubt its life-changing power.
“Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit” (Psalm 32:1, 2, NIV).
When we accept Jesus, all the sins we’ve ever committed, plus the ones we haven’t even committed yet, are forgiven. Because of the blood He shed and His finished works, God no longer counts our past against us.
“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked… In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction” (Proverbs 10:11, 13, 14).
God gave us two eyes and two ears—but only one mouth—for a reason. He blessed us with the power of speech, but too often we use it to hurt or tear down others. Biblical wisdom is shown by controlling the tongue; conversely, God sees those who lack self-control in this area as fools.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13, NKJV).
Life is unpredictable, and although there will always be times when our own strength will fail us, no one is an island unto themselves. When we’re tested severely and find ourselves struggling in our weakest times, we can call on God for infinite strength.
