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These are links to YouTube posts of Steve’s morning devotions with Cross Creek Christian School Students from two school years (2024-25 and 2025-26)
2024-08-13 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:2)
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But the mouth of fools spouts folly. (Proverbs 15:2)
2024-08-15 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:3)
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. (Proverbs 15:3)
2024-08-20 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:5)
5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who regards reproof is sensible. (Proverbs 15:5)
2024-08-22 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:8)
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. (Proverbs 15:8)
2024-08-27 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:12)
12 A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise. (Proverbs 15:12)
2024-08-29 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:16)
16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it. (Proverbs 15:16)
2024-09-05 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:19)
19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway. (Proverbs 15:19)
2024-09-10 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:22)
22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed. (Proverbs 15:22)
2024-09-12 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:28)
28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. (Proverbs 15:28)
2024-09-17 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:32)
32 He who neglects discipline despises himself, But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. (Proverbs 15:32)
2024-09-19 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 15:33)
33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility. (Proverbs 15:33)
2024-09-24 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:2)
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives. (Proverbs 16:2)
2024-09-26 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:5)
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished. (Proverbs 16:5)
2024-10-17 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:9)
9 The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. (Proverbs 16:9)
2024-10-22 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:16)
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. (Proverbs 16:16)
2024-10-24 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:18-19)
18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. 19 It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Proverbs 16:18-19)
2024-10-29 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:20)
20 He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. (Proverbs 16:20)
2024-11-05 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:23)
23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips. (Proverbs 16:23)
2024-11-07 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:24)
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)
2024-11-12 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:25)
There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 16:25)
2024-11-14 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:26)
A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on. (Proverbs 16:26)
2024-11-19 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:28)
28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends. (Proverbs 16:28)
2024-11-21 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 16:32)
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. (Proverbs 16:32)
2024-12-03 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 17:9)
He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. (Proverbs 17:9)
2024-12-05 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 17:10)
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool. (Proverbs 17:10)
2024-12-10 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 17:17)
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:17)
2025-01-07 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 17:22)
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)
2025-01-09 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 17:27-28)
He who restrains his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. 28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. (Proverbs 17:27-28)
2025-01-14 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 18:12)
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor. (Proverbs 18:12)
2025-01-16 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 18:13)
He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him. (Proverbs 18:13)
2025-01-21 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 18:17)
The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him. (Proverbs 18:17)
2025-01-28 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 18:24)
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24)
2025-01-30 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 19:11)
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19:11)
2025-02-04 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 19:15)
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. (Proverbs 19:15)
2025-02-06 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 19:17)
17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. (Proverbs 19:17)
2025-02-11 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 19:21)
21 Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand. (Proverbs 19:21)
2025-02-13 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 20:5)
5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out. (Proverbs 20:5)
2025-02-18 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 20:22)
22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. (Proverbs 20:22)
2025-02-25 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 21:1)
1 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1)
2025 02 27 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 21:2)
2 Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts. (Proverbs 21:2)
2025-04-01 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 21:11)
11 When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. (Proverbs 21:11)
2025-04-03 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 21:23)
23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. (Proverbs 21:23)
2025-04-08 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:1)
1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. (Proverbs 22:1)
2025-04-10 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:3)
3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. (Proverbs 22:3)
2025-04-15 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:6)
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
2025-04-17 Morming Devotions (Proverbs 22:7)
7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. (Proverbs 22:7)
2025-04-24 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:10)
10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease. (Proverbs 22:10)
2025-04-29 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:11)
11 He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend. (Proverbs 22:11)
2025-05-01 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:15)
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. (Proverbs 22:15)
2025-05-06 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 22:24-25)
24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, 25 Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself. (Proverbs 22:24-25)
2025-05-08 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:9)
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words. (Proverbs 23:9)
2025-05-13 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:12)
Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge. (Proverbs 23:12)
2025-05-15 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:17)
Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always. (Proverbs 23:17)
2025-08-05 Morning Devotions (Philippians 3:13-14)
(First Devotion of 2025-26 School Year)
13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)
2025-08-07 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:17-18)
17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always. 18 Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off. (Proverbs 23:17-18)
2025-08-12 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:19)
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way. (Proverbs 23:19)
2025-08-14 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:20-21)
“20 Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; 21 For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.” (Proverbs 23:20-21)
2025-08-19 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:22)
“Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.” (Proverbs 23:22)
2025-08-21 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:23)
“Buy truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.” (Proverbs 23:23)
2025-08-26 Morning Devotions Proverbs 23:24-25
“24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him. 25 Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.” (Proverbs 23:24-25)
2025-08-28 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 23:26)
“Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes delight in my ways.” (Proverbs 23:26)
2025-09-02 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 24:5)
“A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.” (Proverbs 24:5)
2025-09-04 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 24:6)
“For by wise guidance you will wage your war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory.” (Proverbs 24:6)
2025-09-09 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 24:10-12)
10 If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited. 11 Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back. 12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work? (Proverbs 24:10-12)
2025-09-11 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 24:16)
16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity. (Proverbs 24:16)
2025-09-16 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 24:17)
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; (Proverbs 24:17 NASB95)
2025-09-18 Morning Devotions Proverbs 24:19-20
“19 Do not fret because of evildoers Or be envious of the wicked; 20 For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.” (Proverbs 24:19-20)
2025-10-21 Morning Devotions Proverbs 24:30-34
30 I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense, 31 And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. 32 When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction. 33 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,” 34 Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man. (Proverbs 24:30-34)
2025-10-23 Morning Devotions Proverbs 25:6-7
6 Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men; 7 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. (Proverbs 25:6-7)
2025/11/04 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:11)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. (Proverbs 25:11)
2025/11/06 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:12)
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear. (Proverbs 25:12)
2025-11-11 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:13)
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters. (Proverbs 25:13)
2025/11/13 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:14)
Like clouds and wind without rain Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely. (Proverbs 25:14)
2025-11-18 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:15)
By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. (Proverbs 25:15)
2025/11/20 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:16)
Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it. (Proverbs 25:16)
2025/12/02 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:17)
17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you. (Proverbs 25:17)
2025/12/04 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:18)
18 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. (Proverbs 25:18)
2025/12/09 Morning Devotions Proverbs 25:19
Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot Is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble. (Proverbs 25:19)
2025/12/11 Morning Devotions Proverbs 25:20
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. (Proverbs 25:20)
2026-01-06 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:21-22)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; 22 For you will heap burning coals on his head, And the LORD will reward you. (Proverbs 25:21-22)
2026-01-08 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:23)
23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance. (Proverbs 25:23)
2026-01-13 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:26)
Like a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. (Proverbs 25:26)
2026-01-20 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:27)
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory. (Proverbs 25:27)
2026-01-22 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 25:28)
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. (Proverbs 25:28)
2026-01-27 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:2)
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. (Proverbs 26:2)
2026-01-29 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:3-4)
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. (Proverbs 26:4-5 ESV)
2026-02-10 Morning Devotions Hebrews 12:1-2
Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience [endurance] the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:1-2)
2026-02-12 Morning Devotions Proverbs 26:6
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. (Proverbs 26:6)
2026-02-17 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:7)
Like the legs which are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. (Proverbs 26:7)
2026 02 19 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:11)
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly. (Proverbs 26:11 NASB95)
2026/02/24 Morning Devotions Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (Proverbs 26:12)
2026-02-26 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:16)
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer. (Proverbs 26:16)
2026-03-03 Morning Devotions Proverbs 26:17
Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him. (Proverbs 26:17)
2026-03-05 Morning Devotions Proverbs 26:18-19
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Was I not joking?” (Proverbs 26:18-19)
2026/03/24 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:20)
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. (Proverbs 26:20)
2026-03-26 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 26:21)
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. (Proverbs 26:21)
2026 03 31 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:1)
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. (Proverbs 27:1 NASB95)
2026 04 02 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:2)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. (Proverbs 27:2 NASB95)
2026-04-14 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:4)
Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy? (Proverbs 27:4)
2026-04-16 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:5-6)
5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. (Proverbs 27:5-6)
2026-04-21 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:9)
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend. (Proverbs 27:9)
2026-04-23 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:12)
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty. (Proverbs 27:12)
2026-04-28 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:17)
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
2026/04/30 Morning Devotions–Proverbs 27:18
18 He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
(Proverbs 27:18)
2026-05-05 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 27:21)
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. (Proverbs 27:21)
2026-05-07 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 28:1)
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1)
2026-05-12 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 28:4-5)
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. 5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. (Proverbs 28:4-5)
2026-05-14 Morning Devotions (Proverbs 28:10)
10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will himself fall into his own pit, But the blameless will inherit good. (Proverbs 28:10)