Wise Up: 10-Minute Family Devotions in Proverbs

Parents would like their children to “wise-up.” They know that wisdom will keep their children going in the right direction as they face all of the challenges of life. So Christian parents through the centuries have taught their children from Proverbs the godly wisdom needed to navigate the many choices we all make every day. Marty Machowski, father and family pastor, knows how important it is for children to be pointed to the right path, so he has created a devotional resource with twelve studies. Using the popular and easy-to-use “ten-minutes a day” devotional approach from Long Story Short and Old Story New, parents will be able to help their children grow in wisdom and learn how to live a God honoring life.

But this resource doesn’t just give children direction for life’s choices. It moves beyond the practical wisdom of Proverbs, to connect the teaching of Solomon to God’s larger story of salvation. Children will compare the life of Solomon with the life of Christ to see that Jesus was greater in every way. Solomon’s wisdom, life, and failures all point to “something greater than Solomon”–they point to Jesus. The goal of this family devotional is to present the wisdom of Solomon against the backdrop of the gospel to show children that real wisdom comes only as we depend on Jesus for daily help and forgiveness. Each five-day session includes Bible reading, discussion questions, a fun activity, and songs for families. Wise Up will help make learning the truths of Proverbs fun and memorable and will point children to the true wisdom that is only found in Christ.

Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church, a Sovereign Grace Ministries church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for over twenty years. He is the author of the Gospel Story for Kids series, Prepare Him Room Advent curriculum and devotional, and The Ology. He and his wife Lois and their six children reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

• Another 10-minute-per-day family devotional from best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski, in the tradition of Long Story Short and Old Story New
• 12-week devotional guides families through 12 wisdom-related themes of proverbs, keeping them focused on how each relates to the gospel
• Each devotional features Scripture reading, discussion questions, and “wisdom” activities to make the lesson memorable
• Each week of devotions highlights a song from Walking with the Wise, a fun and engaging children’s music album on the book of Proverbs, produced by Sovereign Grace Music.