Today’s Verse: Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. ~Proverbs 27:18 This morning, we see the keeping of a fig tree as a principle of success. A landowner would hire servants to help make good use of the land for agricultural purposes. The servant would prepare the soil, plant the seeds for fig trees, and nurture them. Every day, the fig seeds would be watered. Fertilizer would be placed on the soil to give

Today’s Verse: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. ~1 Samuel 3:19 Most people desire to be successful. Some believe that success is having much money and wealth. For others, success is fame and popularity or having just enough to meet their needs. Biblically, success is determined by the hand of God upon our life. Without the Lord, we can do nothing. Without the Lord, we have no hope. Without the Lord, our best-laid pl

Today’s Verse: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. ~John 12:24 Jesus drew from common every day activities and matters of life as symbols for spiritual application. He used parables, people, and practical things that everyone understood to profoundly drive home a spiritual point. He spoke of a law of the harvest. In one verse He described a concept that everyone too

Today’s Verse: Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. ~Proverbs 14:4 Solomon enjoyed using examples from agriculture, farming, and the animal world as metaphors in his writings. In our passage this morning, he speaks of the strength of the ox. Oxen were a symbol of service. Oxen were used for plowing or as a means of transportation. Oxen were used in sacrifices and food. Oxen were an important part of the local economy in Solomon

Today’s Verse: Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. ~Proverbs 27:18 This morning, we see the keeping of a fig tree as a metaphor for a powerful principle concerning success. A landowner would hire servants to help make good use of the land for agricultural purposes. A servant would prepare the soil, plant the seeds for a fig tree, and nurture them. Every day, the fig seeds would be watered. Fertilizer woul

Today’s Verse: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. ~1 Samuel 3:19 Most people desire to be successful. For some people, success is having a lot of money and wealth. For others, success is fame and popularity. For others, success is having just enough to meet their needs. Biblically, success is determined by the hand of God upon our life. Without the Lord, we can do nothing. Without the Lord, we have no hope. Without th

Today’s Verse: There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. ~Joshua 21:45 As we get older, we realize the importance of being patient and waiting. After a long wait, all of Israel received their inheritance and had settled into the land that God had promised them. The closing verse of Joshua 21 states,“There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken.” God’s Word and promises are fail-safe. Le

Today’s Verse: He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; ~Deuteronomy 32:13 Our devotion this morning speaks of the nation of Israel riding on high places. We have adapted the phrase “riding high” from this. It is a way of saying someone is enjoying the crest of success, feeling a sense of confidence and happiness and savoring the fact he is ble

Today’s Verse: O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; ~Psalm 63:1 We have a Western proverb that says, “The early bird catches the worm.” In other words, the one who is first at something is the one who succeeds. It means that if you act early, you are most likely to do well. David was in a desolate place in his life literally, physically, and spiritually. He cried out

Today’s Verse: Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ~