Devotions in Sevens

“There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests” Prov. 6:16 NLT

There are many people who believe in “lucky” numbers. The Scriptures give us no basis to do so. In fact the Scriptures teach compellingly against the belief in “luck”. While there are no such things as “lucky” numbers, there are several numbers that appear frequently in Scripture. One of them is seven. That doesn’t mean that seven is spiritually special, but it does mean that there are enough sevens in Scripture to use a few for our devotions for the next 49 days. There is no attempt to create meaning about the number seven in doing so. Simply we want to explore some wonderful things in Scripture that happen to come in sevens.

Our text today speaks of something that comes in sevens that is not so wonderful. God hates sin and he lists seven of them that are an abomination to Him in Proverbs. They aren’t the ones we usually associate with His wrath. They are: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who sows discord among brothers. Gossip, pride and deceit are on God’s list of the real “baddies”. Yes, God cares about the supposedly small things in our life as well as the big. He also is gracious to forgive us when we come to Him in repentance and confession from the small as well as the big. Let us praise God for His watch care in all things and enjoy a devotional look at seven special things that God has numbered by sevens.

Dear Father, We confess that we fail in the seemingly small areas of our life. Forgive us and bless us as we study Your word. Amen.  

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