Devotion:
Read Proverbs 3:3-6.
Solomon wisely told his son to keep God’s loyal love and faithfulness close, as we read it in the NIV version. The English word “love” in this passage is hesed in Hebrew. We don’t have one word to accurately translate hesed in English, so it’s translated with various words: mercy, compassion, love, grace, and faithfulness. In describing God’s nature, hesed refers to God’s loyal love and faithfulness to his people, even when his people are unfaithful to Him. Solomon’s advice to his son and to us is to return to God the loyal love and faithfulness he shows us. Solomon tells his son his loyal love and faithfulness should be so close that it would be like wearing a necklace at all times. Solomon continues to advise his son by teaching God was worthy to be trusted. It is our nature to put our trust in something or someone, even if it is our self. To put half our trust in God and half our trust in self or something else is really failure to trust the Lord at all. Trusting God with all our heart means to honor and acknowledge him in all that we do and invite him into our everyday life and conduct. When we maintain this kind of loyal love and faithfulness, he will guide us and keep us on track.
Personal Worship Option:
We can see love and loyalty go together. They come alive through our actions. Consider today how you will show you loyalty to God? Consider today how you will show God’s love to others?
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