Today's Verse: Proverbs 3:9

Wednesday, November 9, 2005

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops...
— Proverbs 3:9

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Honoring God comes first in everything. We don't give him the last, the least, or the leftovers. He gave us his best, most precious, and most perfect of gifts - his Son Jesus. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! How could we give him anything less than our best, our first, and our most precious?

My Prayer...

Gracious God and loving Father, thank you for every good and perfect gift you have lavished upon me. Please accept the offering of my heart which I freely give to you. Soften it and make it gracious and generous like you. I commit to give you and your work in the world, my first and best. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment

2 Related Resources by Heartlight

First Fruits (and Vegetables)
Illustration of Proverbs 3:9
Inspirational illustration of Proverbs 3:9 -- Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops...
Proverbs 3:9-10
Devo: Daily Wisdom
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your..."

Illustration

Illustration of Proverbs 3:9 — Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops...

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, November 9, 2005

What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'More than Fair' (Mt. 20:13)
"[Jesus continued his parable about the Kingdom of Heaven being like workers hired at different times during the day:] [After the workers who worked....."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Deuteronomy 1:38
"God employs his people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, "Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my people into Canaan-go,..."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Hebrews 13:5
"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.""
Spiritual Warfare
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
'Success and Power Can Lead to Bad Choices'
"In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the..."

About This Devotional

Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

More Today's Verse