God Keeps Watch Over All

The Inescapable God
God Protects

Proverbs 15:1-7 (The Message)

God Doesn't Miss a Thing

 ¹ A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.

 ² Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise;
   fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.

 ³ God doesn't miss a thing—
   he's alert to good and evil alike.

 ⁴ Kind words heal and help;
   cutting words wound and maim.

 ⁵ Moral dropouts won't listen to their elders;
   welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.

 ⁶ The lives of God-loyal people flourish;
   a misspent life is soon bankrupt.

 ⁷ Perceptive words spread knowledge;
   fools are hollow—there's nothing to them


For Reflection
God doesn't miss a thing.  He delivers gentle direction.  It is we who choose to follow or ignore his influence.  "Welcoming correction is a mark of good sense."

Pray
for a gentle tongue and words that heal.  Pray for the wisdom that spreads the knowledge of a God-loyal life.