When I was in college, my professor of psychology made this statement :"There is a reason there are 31 chapters in Proverbs and 30/31 days in a month."
Why did he says this?
It was his belief that reading a chapter of Proverbs each morning was a perfect way to increase in practical wisdom for daily life. And...he was right!
Proverbs 1:2a gives the purpose of the whole book right off the bat. It says:
The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline...
Gaining daily wisdom is important in keeping ourselves from straying to the left or to the right because it is so easy to get off the path of Christ by being distracted by the things of this world.
And I think the idea of reading a Proverbs a day can easily serve two kinds of people:
1) There are those who think they just don't have time to read their Bible everyday. Reading Chapter 1 this morning took me 3 minutes. Take 5 minutes a day...read a chapter and write down the one or two verses that stick out to you. Allow those thoughts to be on your mind constantly throughout your day. Joshua 1:8 says "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." Although this verse is talking about the Old Testament law, the concept still applies!
2) Maybe you're new to Christ and you just don't know where to start....START HERE!!! Reading a chapter of Proverbs a day is an easy Bible reading plan that is not intimidating and will be easy for you to stick to and form the beneficial habit of reading the word everyday. (Extra Tidbit: Mark is an excellent place to start reading in the New Testament.)
So, start this easy reading plan and, as it says in Proverbs 1:5, "...become even wiser."
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