Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Read the whole chapter →
MONEY & PROVISION
When Money Is Tight
Scripture addresses money with realism: work, planning, debt, generosity, contentment, justice, and trust all matter. Financial pressure is not evidence that God has rejected you.
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Read the surrounding chapter whenever you can. A verse can be true and still be misused when it is pulled away from the argument, poem, story, or situation it belongs to.
Philippians 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Read the whole chapter →
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.Read the whole chapter →
Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.Read the whole chapter →
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
Do one faithful thing today.
Ask for daily provision, clear thinking, discipline, honest work, wise counsel, and protection from panic decisions or shame.
Then choose one action small enough to do today: make the call, write the apology, ask for help, read the chapter, make the appointment, set the boundary, review the budget, or simply tell one trustworthy person what is actually happening.
GUIDED STUDY
Work, Money, Justice, and Christian Ethics
Work as vocation, money and generosity, honesty, poverty, justice, neighbor-love, conscience, power, and making ethical decisions without proof-text shortcuts.
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Proverbs in 31 Days
Read one chapter of Proverbs each day and collect practical wisdom about speech, money, work, relationships, justice, discipline, and the fear of the Lord.
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“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” — Matthew 7:7-11 (KJV)
Bring Your Need to the Father
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Keep Moving Toward Christ
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When God Makes All Things New
There are mornings when the evidence of a broken world is already waiting for you before you leave the bedroom. A message brings difficult news. The chair at the table is still empty. Your body hurts in a way that makes the day feel longer, or a sorrow you tho…
Read devotional →“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” — Titus 3:4-7 (KJV)
The Mercy That Makes Us New
There are days when you can feel the weight of your own record before you’ve even finished breakfast. A careless word from yesterday comes back to you, or a decision you regret keeps circling in your mind while you answer emails, drive to work, or move through…
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