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Proverbs 18 teaches that wisdom is revealed through how we listen, speak, respond, and relate to others. Our words are never insignificant. They flow from the heart and carry the power to strengthen relationships, spread destruction, communicate wisdom, or expose foolishness. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins explains why the wise listen before answering, why careless speech becomes a snare, and why death and life are in the power of the tongue. He also considers the dangers of pride, isolation, gossip, and misplaced trust, along with the security believers find in the name of the Lord. Proverbs 18 ultimately points us to Jesus Christ, who always spoke with perfect wisdom, truth, compassion, and grace. Through Christ, our sins are forgiven, our hearts are renewed, and our words can increasingly honor God and bring life to others. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

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The devotional explores the phrase "thy will be done" from the Lord's Prayer, emphasizing that God has a specific plan and opinion for every aspect of life. It highlights the inseparable connection between walking in God's will and reflecting His glory, urging believers to seek divine wisdom rather than relying on their own understanding. The message illustrates this principle through a personal testimony of overcoming financial debt by prioritizing tithing and honoring God first. It challenges listeners to align their personal desires with God's sovereign purpose, promising that obedience leads to provision and freedom from burdens. Ultimately, the preacher encourages faith in God's ability to provide when His will is placed above personal convenience.

Deception is not always obvious. It often contains elements of truth, uses familiar language, appeals to emotions, and sounds reasonable. This is why Christians must learn to test every message by the Word of God. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins examines 1 John 4:1 and explains how believers can recognize deceptive ideas in culture, media, false teaching, and even their own assumptions. He also provides four practical ways Christians can grow in biblical discernment: knowing Scripture deeply, requiring biblical grounding, thinking carefully about what they hear, and asking God for wisdom. God has not left His people without guidance. His Word provides the clear and unchanging standard Christians need to distinguish truth from error. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Everything demands our attention—our emails, our work, our responsibilities, and our endless to-do lists. In a world filled with constant distractions, simply being present can feel like a challenge. But is that really how God intends for us to live? On today's episode of Fastened Like Nails, Dr. Mark Hamby and Molly Mayo explore what it truly means to be "all in." Through practical, real-life examples, they show that when God calls us to a task, He calls us to wholehearted commitment. Only by fully embracing the responsibilities He has entrusted to us can we experience the purpose and joy He has prepared for us. Tune in to discover how living with intentional focus, faithful commitment, and a wholehearted devotion to God can transform both your perspective and your heart.

FOMO — The Fear of Missing God This message centers on the condition of the heart and the fear of the Lord as a pathway to recovery, steadfastness, and usefulness to God. Beginning with Hannah, we see that salvation can so transform our perspective that we can "smile at our enemies"—not because our circumstances are easy, but because our joy is rooted in the Lord and His salvation. The message then returns to Proverbs 16:3: "Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established." Through personal testimony, the truth is illustrated that God takes ordinary, inadequate people who surrender themselves to Him and enriches them by grace with understanding, wisdom, and the ability to communicate His truth. Like stale hot dog buns transformed into something desirable by being enriched, our "nothing" placed into Christ's "everything" can become useful for His glory. Ecclesiastes 9:1–3 reveals the deeper issue: everything ultimately comes down to "the condition of the condition of the heart." The same kinds of circumstances happen to the righteous and unrighteous, but they are interpreted differently because of what rules the heart. Fallen humanity is described as being full of evil and madness—not merely incapable of inward good, but broken by sin and unable to fulfill its eternal purpose apart from God. This explains why a fallen world can celebrate what God condemns and reject what God treasures. Darkness can actually appear as light to a heart that is not aligned with God. Therefore, humanity's deepest problem cannot be solved merely by changing politics, circumstances, culture, education, or environment. We need new hearts, and only Jesus can give them. T

Media is not merely entertainment. Every program, article, video, book, and social media post communicates ideas, values, and assumptions about life. Over time, repeated exposure can reshape what people consider normal, acceptable, and true. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins examines Philippians 4:8 and explains why Christians must think carefully about what they allow to influence their minds. Biblical discernment is not rooted in fear. It is the wisdom to evaluate everything according to the truth of God's Word. Christians should remain aware of how media shapes them, practice discernment about what they consume, intentionally fill their minds with Scripture, and ask the Lord for wisdom to think clearly. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Proverbs 17 teaches that wisdom is revealed in how we relate to others. It shapes how we respond to conflict, pursue peace, remain faithful in friendship, and exercise restraint with our words. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains why peace is better than material abundance, why integrity matters in every relationship, how a true friend responds during adversity, and why wise people understand when to remain silent. Proverbs 17 ultimately points us to Jesus Christ, who perfectly embodied wisdom, loved faithfully, spoke truth with grace, and made peace between God and sinners. Through Christ, believers are forgiven, transformed, and taught to love others with wisdom, patience, and faithfulness. "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17 For more episodes of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

A word fitly spoken requires some thought, "reading the room" and common sense, but God's word can always be the right word when fitly spoken! https://bbfohio.com