3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
This is the Daily for Wed, Oct 14, 2026. This one might hit hard.
Proverbs 24:16
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Falling is not failing. We get back up a little wiser and go again.
We trip. We stumble. We may skin a knee or twist an ankle, but we also learn. You either win or you learn. Don’t let one fall take you out of the game.
When do we quit getting back up? We don’t. But, it’s a struggle, it hurts, it seems like too much…I’m sure dying on the cross did too. Jesus didn’t quit on us. It was too important. You are too important. We have His Holy Spirit. We don’t quit.
Catch your breath. Focus your mind. Get your emotions in order. Get back up and get back in the game. “Coach! Put me back in!”
The Lord is your Coach. He knows your strengths and your weaknesses. Trust that He has you in the right game, in the right place, in the right position at the right time. Now go play.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.