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This week we focus on Hope, because… Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12). There’s a whole lot of sick hearts out there. We hope, we hunger, we long … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Proverbs
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever (Proverbs 10:25). What storm are you weathering today, Beloved? Career? Relational? Health? Financial? Emotional? You will survive it. The promise is right here in … Continue reading
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom (Proverbs 11:2). The world’s wisdom says that the opposite of love is hate, but that isn’t so. The opposite of love is pride. Love puts the other person, the … Continue reading
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise (Proverbs 10:19). I talk too much. That revelation comes as no surprise to those of you who know me. I find that this Scripture … Continue reading
Above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23). The wellspring The source If you live in the desert, a clean, pure water source is something to treasure and protect. If it dries up, … Continue reading
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil (Proverbs 3:7). I’m not nearly as wise as I think I am. Neither are you. Trust me. Our wisdom is far too polluted by the ideas … Continue reading
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6). But I like my own understanding. It makes sense, sorta…to … Continue reading
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you … Continue reading
Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she calls out, in the gateway of the city she makes her speech (Proverbs 1:20-21). Wisdom isn’t hiding from … Continue reading
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and correction (Proverbs 1:7). Fear can be a good thing. In our culture, we act like fear is something to be avoided at all costs. Maybe … Continue reading