Proverbs 13:13

Proverbs 13:13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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DEVOTIONAL
If you jump, you might go up into the air for a second, but you're going to land back on the ground. It's because there is a "law of gravity." What goes up must come down. If you wanted to be higher off of the ground, you could climb on a table, but if you didn't have a chair or step stool to climb down, you'd need to jump. And no matter how much you wished the result would be that you would float in the air, you wouldn't. You would fall to the ground. (& hopefully land on your feet!) If it weren't for the mighty engines on airplanes, they couldn't stay in the air either. They need to use the commandments of flight and landing that they've carefully studied and learned, or else when they came back to the ground it would cause much harm, and possibly death. It's just the way it is. It's the law of gravity. If anyone had a bad attitude about the law of gravity and said, "It's a dumb law! I don't care what anybody tries to teach me. I'm going to the top of this tall building and I'm going to jump off because I want to FLOAT!"
That very dumb person would not float. They would be destroyed. It doesn't matter how much they dislike the law. It doesn't matter if the law doesn't feel fair. Nothing matters except acknowledging that despising the law of gravity and pretending like it doesn't exist will get one killed.
But people who respect, or fear the commandments of gravity, those people get to enjoy the rewards of flying in airplanes, skydiving, even space travel!
The same is true with the Word of God; people who refuse to follow the law of God's Word, those who despise it destroy themselves. And those who respect (or fear) the commandments enjoy the rewards of an enjoyable, peaceable life.

THOUGHTS OR DISCUSSIONS

What happens when you drop objects of different weights at the same time?
What happens when you drop objects of the same weight at the same time?
When you jump do you stay in the air without support?

PRAYER AND COMMITMENT

Tell God that you will respect and follow the commandments of His Word.

This devotional is written by Denée Richardson. You can read her other blogs here.

Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.

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DEVOTIONAL
There is an old, famous quote that says, "Knowledge is power."
If you don't know the rules of a game, not only can you not win, neither can you even play. But if you have someone teach you the instructions you can enjoy the game!
You can enjoy life if you KNOW how to live life. But if a person doesn't know how to properly live life, there are only two things to do about that; one is to find people who can give you the instructions. The other is to be a brat and to behave in a way that is destructive.
Sadly, people in our world do the second choice all of the time. That's why we have police officers, and jails and courts. Those people who refuse to hear the instructions of how to live life hurt themselves and everyone around them by behaving in mean, brutish ways.
But people who love the instructions can enjoy life because they have the secret power to win: Knowledge!

THOUGHTS OR DISCUSSIONS

Do you like to play games?
What is your favorite game?
Would you still like to play if somebody always changed the rules?
Why do the rules need to remain the same?

PRAYER AND COMMITMENT

Tell God that you're glad he wrote the instructions down in the Bible so that nobody could change the rules.
Ask God to give you a hungry heart for instruction. 

This devotional is written by Denée Richardson. You can read her other blogs here.