Daily Bible Reading and Prayer 3 Jun 6, '19-Jan 17, '20 Proverbs n Ecclesiastes

Aug 16, Prov 30

1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.
I sure feel weary and worn out like the author at times.

2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
There is a difference between being a human male, and a MAN. Men are strong, courageous, and hold wisdom.

3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Oh boy

4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!
I know! And I hope that others will learn too!
I'm pretty sure he's talking about Jesus when he refers to "what is his son's name?".

5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Every single word, He cannot lie.
No truer words have been said.

6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Many people add or subtract or twist God's words, don't be one of those. He will rebuke you and Revelation 22:18-19 says that if you add to His book, plagues will be added to you, and if you take away, your name will be taken away from the book of life.
It would be spiritually dangerous to add into God's word. We see many cults and religions add to God's word, and they all suffer different outcomes. If not in this life time, than the next.

7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:

8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,

9 lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
It would be great if God gave us exactly what we needed so that we wouldn't have as much temptation to deny or curse God, but God knows best and doesn't always make it easy for us. But He does always provide a way of escape for every temptation and never temps us beyond what we can handle.

10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

11 There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Terrible thing to do. However, everyone of us have done it at some point. Goes to show that we are all never truly sinless.

12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
Aka those who see the spec in people's eyes but fail to see the log in their own.

13 There are those-how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!

14 There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough":

16 Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."

17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Respect your parents. It can definitely be difficult, but it's good to respect them.
Pretty brutal punishment! Lol, also reminds me of the one crucified person who was beside Jesus. Gestas? Idk He had his eyes eaten by Ravens. Is this maybe a prophecy? He did mock Jesus to get off the cross, and he probably scorned his mom. Interesting. What do you think Jess?
Interesting Will, I've never heard that before, you may be correct.

18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.

20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
Many people sin and think they haven't done anything wrong.

21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:

22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
Slaves cannot be Kings.

23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

24 Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

25 the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;

28 the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

29 Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:

30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any;

31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
Hmmm. What does putting your hand in your mouth has to do with devising evils lol
Maybe it means that if you've devised evils, don't tell those evils, put you hand on your mouth so you don't speak of them.

33 For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife. - Proverbs 30

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for Your many blessings, thank you especially for the time Will and I could spend together today, thank you for putting such a wonderful guy in my life. Thank you that we can study Your word together, please bless it to our hearts and please help us do it more often. Father please be near everyone in my prayer journal, please guide them though all the trials and difficulties of this life and please use them to shine Your love through the world, in Jesus's name I pray, Amen

Dear Jesus,
Thank you for the great time I could spen with Jess today. I please ask that you be with Liam in whatever he is doing and for you to protect him and guide him in your words. I so ask that you be with those friends and family who have been major influences in my life. I pray that you be with me and Jessica, in our relationship and devotionals. In your name we pray, amen.