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.