Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything. – Peter Marshall In Proverbs 28 we gleaned a bit of wisdom for an election year – evaluating candidates according to the commands and principles in God’s Word, …
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To Answer Or Not To Answer – That Is The Question
Proverbs 26 is so full of wisdom for daily life I could write a separate blog on almost every verse. Take verse two for example. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, so a curse without cause does not alight. What a great bit of wisdom to teach our children. …
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Have You Separated Yourself?
Today’s thought is a short one. It comes from the very first verse in today’s Proverb. Proverbs 18:1 – He who separates himself seeks his own desire, he quarrels against all sound wisdom. This verse immediately brought to mind the many conversations I’ve had with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, since Covid. When Covid …
The Eternal Nature Of God’s Wisdom
A quote attributed to George Orwell goes like this: Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. That’s a pretty accurate observation of human nature. As teenagers approach adulthood, they often view their parents’ wisdom as old-fashioned and outdated. …
Temptation
At first read, we might dismiss Proverbs 7 as irrelevant, choosing to skip over this chapter if we don’t struggle with sexual sin. After all, it’s entitled “The Wiles of the Harlot” in my Bible. But before we move on too quickly, let’s stop and dig a little deeper. I believe there’s something here that …