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Category Archives: wisdom
confidence
Proverbs 3:21-35 My daughter, choose a relationship with the LORD above all other goals, and you will find yourself protected when trouble comes. You will not have a trouble-free life … no one does. What you will have is the … Continue reading
pursuit
Proverbs 3:13-20 My daughter, if you are looking for something to pursue, if you need a target for all of your life’s energies, let me suggest that you seek wisdom. If you aim for riches, you might gain them, and … Continue reading
celebrity or success?
Proverbs 3:1-12 My daughter, look at the “celebrities.” They are popular and you might be tempted to be like them. But look at the mess they have made of their lives. They are not truly successful. If you want to … Continue reading
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the ways of life
Proverbs 2 Seeking wisdom from God is not just an attempt to get smarter. It is a life-or-death struggle we are in. The temptation to fall in with deceptive and violent men, or to be lured into the passion trap … Continue reading
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idiots
Proverbs 1:20-33 We are introduced to four characters today, each of whom we will see developed in the chapters that follow: Wisdom is the voice calling in the streets. The others (the simple ones, the scoffers, and the fools) are … Continue reading
wisdom to listen
Proverbs 1:8-19 If birds can see that it’s a trap, they will not fall for it. If men can see that their actions will destroy them, they might stop. But we do not see. We think we are wise, but … Continue reading
do you dare?
Proverbs 1:1-7 All we have to do for wisdom is to ask for it, but before we ask, we have to go through the first door. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD. It is just too … Continue reading
the logic of faith
Psalm 146. The LORD is the creator, the One who brings justice, setting prisoners free, healing the blind, lifting up those who are bowed down, loving the righteous, watching over the sojourners, upholding the widow and the fatherless, reigning … Continue reading
a moment of clarity
Isaiah 38 Hezekiah was not known for his consistency. But his illness had taken him close to death. He called it being consigned to the gates of Sheol (10). He was probably 39 when he was taken ill, and expected … Continue reading
spheres of influence
2 Chronicles 26 One of the lessons Uzziah learned (the hard way) was that faithfulness to the LORD does not mean doing all that you can do. It means following the LORD within the limits of one’s own gifting and … Continue reading
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