Eccl 4 to 6, The Author of Ecclesiastes now wants us to know that grace and peace are not in increased possessions or wealth, because keeping up with the Jones’s is a futile thing for a person to do. If you want grace and peace, believe God, take Him at His Word and trust Him […]
Prov 30 Have you ever driven a city street only to feel your tire’s jarring as it fell into a pothole? Like a pothole, the writer, Agur bluntly said, “I am more brutish than any other human being…” I’ve got potholes in my wisdom. Perhaps you can relate to him. In God’s providence, Agur knew […]
Proverbs 25:2 Ever have your computer just up and die? You can’t see inside, but inside are all of the bits and pieces that make it work. Just like some parts of a computer are concealed, God conceals some matters. One day we will see all things hidden since eternity past. God has his reasons […]
Proverbs 22:6 & 15 Character comes from years of training. God has placed before us those who influence us for good or evil from childhood through our adult years. What we do with that training determines our path of life. Some of us will become leaders, and some of us will be followers. The principle […]
Prov 20 Wisdom is like a precious jewel, like a diamond, with many facets. Proverb’s author has been not just observing life, but he also recognizes that today’s decisions reflect what God has shown him in His Word. For example: “wine is a mocker.” That is what we call a metonymy, where we substitute a […]
Through four long chapters headed as “contrasts of the blessed and the wicked,” we are confronted with the heart. Ten times Solomon uses the heart as his visual image. We may think we know our heart but in reality, only the Lord knows it. Jeremiah noted: ‘the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked..{Jeremiah asks: who […]
Proverbs 13 Some sheep/children are teachable, and some will refuse correction. Solomon was a teachable child, “Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David,” [1Ki 3:3] However, his son was incorrigible. We have all heard this saying: “Don’t do as I do but do as I say.” Perhaps in […]
Prov 8/9 Are you a people watcher as you walk down the path of life? Solomon must have been. He pondered and realized there are two tracks of life (foolish and wise) and he personifies both. Solomon has observed: Vs. 32: Blessed are those who keep my [God’s] ways. Vs. 34 Blessed is the one […]
Today we begin our walk through the book of Proverbs. Beloved, know this truth that will guide you step by step through life: “It All Begins with Fearing the Lord“ Every person has a life journey that ultimately leads to everlasting comfort and peace or eternal destruction. Proverbs is in the Holy Scriptures to help […]
Ps 148-150 Have you ever gotten so intensely involved in a book that you aren’t aware of time? Or as you read the last chapter, you wonder why the author chose that ending? From Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, the psalmist asked lots of questions but now draws to a close his thoughts or his […]
