The Devotional - A Look at the Book #768

by Jesse Abel

A Word from Papa “J”

People assume that God curses the individual who lives in a house of wickedness; but it would be good to remember that a house is merely a covering like a tent or even a temple for the soul that belongs to God. Remove your foot from the evil tent and your footprint will be blessed! Proverbs 3:32

Good Morning

Over the next four days I may be a little late or even miss a devotional because of an early morning schedule, please just bear with me in this. Over all it is a good thing and no doubt a story or two will come from it.

I like to see God at work in the lives of people; so many of us go through life with the feeling of having to gut it out and miss the blessing of looking to God for His path, which is always prepared for us beforehand. You do know what I mean don’t you?

Yesterday my wife and I was on our way to Norton, Massachusetts, this path just so happens to be the same path that we would take if we were on the way to my mother’s home in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Along the way to Norton I received a call from my youngest brother who explained that my mom was in the local hospital in Plymouth.

Some people would argue that this is just coincidence but let me just say this to those who reject the thought that God directs our paths. Do you have skill in living? In other words do the decisions you make always turn out to be exactly what you should be doing? If you are honest with yourself that answer will not be the lie you expect to tell. Allow God to teach you His paths. Proverbs 4:10-13; Psalm 119:143

Or, consider this; if you sign off on a piece of work with the words “by direction” it means that you have accomplished the task under the authority of another and the Book of Proverbs makes this comment. “The kings heart is in the hands of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. Proverbs 21:1 even the kings of countries do and accomplish their tasks – by direction. Good kings know this; bad kings are simply FOOLS.

Well getting back to my mom, she is ninety and a few weeks ago she fell and after a second x-ray which was taken yesterday it was confirmed that she has a broken vertebrae in her back, she will be laid up for a while and if you think of it from time to time, please pray for her comfort and recovery.