Proverbs 15 - Praying God's Word

Please read Proverbs 15.

Meditate on verses 1, 18, and 33.

A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

but the slow to anger calms a dispute.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom,

and before honor comes humility.

A friend of ours, whom I will call Mark, was a pastor. One day, he was having an argument with his wife, whom I will call Ann. Mark had finished his last round of statements, and Ann was returning her salvos of reasons why she was right and he was wrong. Mark was not listening but thinking of what to say next when Ann took a breath to reload.

Mark had been reading Proverbs daily for a long time, and God decided it was time to remind him of that fact. Proverbs 15:1 came to his mind. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

He responded, “Not now God, I am arguing!”

The LORD asked him, “Mark, am I dead to you that My promises are not true?”

Mark looked up at Ann who was still arguing and said, “Ann, I love you.”

She replied, “What?!”

“Ann, I love you.”

They do not remember what the argument was about, but they remember that true wisdom comes from God. When you humble yourself and trust in the LORD’s promises and His wisdom, the results are miraculous.

Pray Proverbs 15:1, 18 and 33 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, help _______ and me give a gentle answer, turning away wrath.

May we stop stirring up anger with harsh words.

Do not let us be hot-tempered, stirring up strife.

Make us slow to anger, so the dispute will be calmed.

Let us fear You, so we can have the instruction of wisdom.

Make us humble; honor does not come until we are.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell