Scripture Devotion
A man without self-rule is a city with the walls down — anything walks in.
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.”
Reflection
Ancient cities had one defense that mattered: the wall. Lose it and it didn't matter how strong the army was — anything could walk in at any hour. Proverbs says the man with no rule over his own spirit is that city. Not wicked, not weak — just unwalled. Meanwhile Paul walks Timothy through the ordered household of God, where honor runs on lines someone keeps. The watchman's first wall is the one around his own spirit. Check yours for breaches before the day tests them.