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A practical guidebook has been published for Christians who, in the face of the fierce pressures of life, ponder, "This is my situation, this is my reality. Can I really live according to the Word?" and for those who, as the new year approaches, wish to ask, "Am I living well now? I want to change next year."
A daily devotional book that follows the Gospel, savoring, savoring, and living the Proverbs: Tim Keller's Proverbs for Today.
Proverbs is a book of 'God's wisdom' that describes 'how to live all your daily life and choices with God at the center.'
No one with worldly wisdom can handle this world filled with sin.
We desperately need 'God's wisdom' every moment of every day!

From page 8
There is a saying by Goethe that “he who knows only one language does not know it at all,” but this is even more true of proverbs.
If a proverb begins with the phrase, “A morally good person always has a blessed life,” and then ends with the phrase, “Even morally good people sometimes suffer,” modern readers see this as a contradiction.
This is because we think of each proverb as an independent promise or command.
But that's usually not the case.
Each proverb describes only one aspect of life.
If we look at the proverbs about marriage separately, they seem to apply to all cases.
However, the proverbs that follow reveal that the practical methods can vary depending on the situation of each couple.
Several proverbs on a particular topic also modify each other like parallelism.
Therefore, like a puzzle, you have to fit everything together to see the whole multidimensional picture.
In this way, proverbs only make sense when they are intertwined.
You can't know the whole story by looking at just one passage.


From January 2nd
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive words of understanding (Proverbs 1:1-2).
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More than morality.
The main word for wisdom in Proverbs ('chokhmah' in Hebrew) includes morality, but it goes beyond that.
Wisdom is making the right choice even when there is no clearly stated moral law telling you what to do.
Some decisions require knowledge alone (like taking the right medication), while others require following norms (like whether or not to commit adultery).
But the Bible doesn't tell us exactly who to marry, where to get a job, or whether to move.
Even though making the wrong decision could lead to disaster.
Moreover, the Bible contains no explicit moral laws against character flaws such as frequent friction, impulsivity, emotional instability, and promiscuity.
But this too can bring about difficulties, big and small, on the path of life.
If God had given us a hundred-volume set of rules for every situation, we would constantly rely on it.
But when we truly know what wisdom is, our hearts are drawn to look to Jesus.
People said to him, “What wisdom has been given to this man?” (Mark 6:2).
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Have you ever seen a good and moral person who is not very wise?
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Today's welcome prayer.
Lord, I often get cocky about what I believe and like to think I know the truth.
But even if you know the truth, you don't know how to use it well.
Guide my life and help me grow in wisdom.
Please remind me that I have received that wisdom from the Lord.
amen.


From January 20th
Wisdom cries out in the street, she lifts up her voice in the square; at the noisy corners she cries out; at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she utters her voice: (Proverbs 1:20-21)
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Gain field experience.
In the text, wisdom calls people to learn from her.
But the place they are calling is not the ivory tower, but outside.
It is a city square and public space.
Wisdom is only developed through experience.
No matter how hard you study and graduate from medical school, law school, or business school, you have to go out into the field to become truly wise in your field.
You need to gain real-life experience.
Proverbs is not a book intended to inspire.
The words on the ground do not immediately come out as mine.
Wisdom cannot be conveyed through a few lectures or presentations.
Those who are too busy to follow the ways of wisdom will never attain wisdom.
Wisdom comes from deep and honest reflection on experience.
Wisdom emerges only when we ask deep questions like these:
"When was the last time I saw something like this in my life or in someone else's? What do I need to practice? How would my life change if I did? What are the wrong thoughts and attitudes that I might have when I forget this?" Remember, Jesus often spoke in parables, answering questions with questions.
This is to help us grow in wisdom through reflection and thinking (Matthew 13:10; Luke 20:4; John 16:29).
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What's something that's been particularly good or difficult for you recently? Have you reflected on it, sharing it with others, hoping to glean wisdom from it?
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Today's welcome prayer.
Lord God, I have known the Bible but have not prayed and obeyed it in my life.
Please help me and save me.
Lord, help us to be people who do what you say, not just hear it and deceive ourselves (James 1:22).
amen.


October 30th
The wealth of the rich is his strong city, but the poverty of the poor is his ruin (Proverbs 10:15).
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Money becomes my identity.
Let's go back to this important proverb.
Why is it that wealth, with all the power mentioned above, can dominate us? In ancient times, strong, walled castles were so secure that the wealthiest people wanted to live within them, while the poor couldn't afford them.
Living in a castle meant having a high status.
But the message of today's text does not stop at just the rich living in the castle.
The text says that wealth is the castle of the rich.
What this means is that wealth itself can become our identity.
When wealth becomes our identity, others appear inferior to us, not just economically, but in our very existence.
This is a very dangerous spiritual state.
In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), the “rich man” in hell is unnamed.
Because he was just rich.
If a person who has made wealth their identity is taken away from them, there is no 'self' left.
If you're not a successful rich person, you're nothing.
But the fear of the Lord is a precious thing to the wise (Isaiah 33:6).
To those who believe in Jesus, He is the greatest treasure (1 Peter 2:7).
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Have you ever been so successful that you wanted to make your job or wealth your identity? Have you ever seen someone succumb to this temptation? How can you resist it?
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Today's welcome prayer.
Lord, it's so easy to make my social class my identity.
My 'name' becomes more important to me than my true name in Christ, and my pride in my qualifications or where I live becomes more important.
Let me place my hope in You and find my worth in You.
amen.


December 16th
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now something greater than Solomon is here (Luke 11:31).
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Greater than Solomon.
The Book of Proverbs was compiled by Solomon.
Solomon said to leave the punishment of the wicked to God (24:12), but Jesus himself took the punishment.
Solomon said that God defends the oppressed (23:10-11), but Jesus became a victim of injustice and took the place of the oppressed.
Solomon told us to engrave his teachings on our hearts (3:3), but Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to engrave God's words on our hearts (2 Corinthians 3:3).
Solomon commanded voluntary obedience (1:20-21), but Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to give us both the will and the ability to obey (Rom. 8:1-8).
Solomon presented the ideal king (16:10-15), but Jesus is the true king (Matthew 27:37).
Solomon failed to obey his own wisdom (1 Kings 11:9-10), but Jesus is the perfect example of God's wisdom (Luke 2:52; Hebrews 4:15).
Solomon placed a heavy yoke on his people (1 Kings 12:4), but Jesus died to free us from the bondage of every yoke (Matthew 11:28-30).
Jesus is greater than Solomon.
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How else does Jesus supplement and complete the wisdom of Proverbs?
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Today's welcome prayer.
Father, when I see Jesus supporting the Proverbs, I feel a desire to read and apply them.
The Lord took my punishment for not obeying the words of Proverbs, and as promised, He heals my heart with the gospel and the Holy Spirit.
So that we can become more and more obedient to the words of the Proverbs.
How wise is the salvation of the Lord! Amen.

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