Title
Watch, Consider, Receive
Scripture
When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction.
(Proverbs 24:32)
Devotional
Do you see the clear, simple instructions of this directive Proverb? He said, “I saw,” “I considered,” and I “received instruction.” He observed the fields of the lazy and those without understanding. He considered their plight and understood the reason for their condition. “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest; so shall your poverty come...”(1) We can and should learn from anybody and everybody: from the wise to the simple and from the prudent to the foolish. Look at the fruit of others. Consider their lives and receive instruction. We will inevitably find that success comes from godly diligence and failure from differing forms of laziness. Diligence is found in righteousness, faithfulness and loyalty. Laziness shows itself in mediocrity, apathy, procrastination, indifference and the like.
Therefore, learn from the sage, “I saw,” “I considered,” “I received instruction.”
(1) Proverbs 24:33-34
Text For The Day
Proverbs 24:32: When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction.
Thought For The Day
“Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.” Unknown
Questions To Ponder
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Have you truly looked and seen that the Lord is good?
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Have you noticed lately the wonder of His creation?
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Do you purposefully take the time to watch, consider, and receive?
Morning Study Guide
Defining: Mission statement is a guideline for life. It is, in a sentence or two, what you hope to accomplish and how you purpose to do so.
Referencing: “One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 3:13-14.
Applying: If you do not already have a life’s mission statement, may I encourage you to prayerfully and methodically write one.