Weekly Devotional 10th of October, 2025
by Bruce Billington
Weekly Devotional 10th of October, 2025
In this session, we will continue to look at Proverbs Chapter Three.
Proverbs 3:7-10 – “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. 9 Honour the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce. 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”
There is no greater enemy to the power of God’s Word than our arrogant view of our own wisdom. True prosperity comes from God alone. He knows what benefits us. He can free us from that which harms us; therefore, it is our duty and safety to rely wholly on Him, and not trust in our own judgment.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight (Isaiah 5:21).
This demonstrates that such a spirit fosters self-reliance and contradicts “the fear of the Lord.” The Apostle Paul emphasises this in Romans 12:16, “Be not wise in your own estimation.”
It demands a sincere, wholehearted commitment that involves our entire being. It encourages humility and must come from the heart. Our heart is the core of all spiritual strength; loving God with our whole heart means focusing our entire being on actively contemplating God and obeying His will willingly. Those who do this will be guided to their proper end, and all obstacles will be cleared from their path.
Simply put, trusting God is believing in His teaching rather than our own thoughts and wisdom.
But this extends beyond just us. We must also honour Him with our possessions, for they are His and should be devoted to His glory. While worldly wealth is secondary to the true wealth of God’s Kingdom, we will be held accountable for how we steward it and must honour God with all of it.
Wisdom comes when we humble ourselves and acknowledge that we need a power and wisdom greater than ourselves. To overcome life’s challenges, we must call out to God for His help and wisdom each day. Also, those who fear the Lord and shun evil will reap physical benefits in their health (verse 8). Sin often carries physical consequences. It saps our strength (Psalm 32:3–4) and sometimes is the root of illness (James 5:14–15).
In verse 9, God reminds us to bring the best of all we have as an act of worship. Early in Israel’s history, God commanded them to offer Him the first of their crops, livestock, and all other blessings. It was a gesture of gratitude to the Lord for His blessings and declared God as the source of all good things. It signified that everything belonged to God, for He was the owner of it all.
When we honour God by giving Him the first and best, He will do for us what only He can do. The farmer can plough, sow, water, and weed, but he cannot make the seed grow—only God can produce the harvest (1 Corinthians 3:7). The gardener can dress and prune the vines, but he cannot put grapes on them. He cannot make those grapes juicy—only God can.
Many believers fail to honour God in this way—and in doing so, they miss out on His abundant blessings—because they do not trust Him to fulfil His promises.
It is a mark of a wise person that they fear the Lord, turn away from evil, and generously give to God in acknowledgement that all good things come from Him (James 1:17).
God bless you.
Bruce Billington