There’s only one verse in the book of Job that tells us about his wife, and sadly it does not put her in a good light: Job 2:9 “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God, and die.” But think of it from her perspective. Every loss that Job … Continue reading Job’s Wife
Month: August 2015
A Good Name can be a Life Saver
In Bible times a name often represented your character: 1Samuel 25:25 “Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal [fool] is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, … Continue reading A Good Name can be a Life Saver
Defusing the Anger Bomb
Proverbs 15:1 “A soft answer [turns] away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Here we have a scenario that speaks of tension and confrontation. Solomon is telling his son about how to deal with a wrathful person. Whether this person’s wrath is justified or not is not said, and it’s immaterial. The point is … Continue reading Defusing the Anger Bomb
How to get to be boss — Proverbs 12
Be faithful even when it’s tough Proverb 12:9 “He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.” This verse is better understood as “A poor person who provides for himself is better than someone who is proud and destitute.” You’ve probably met, or seen the proud … Continue reading How to get to be boss — Proverbs 12
What Blind Bartimaeus Saw (Mark 10:46-52)
Bartimaeus had an insurmountable problem. In fact, he was known by it: Blind Bartimaeus. Scripture does not say if he was born blind, or if he became blind. It just says that he was blind. In those days being handicapped like that had some very serious consequences. First, it meant you probably could not work, … Continue reading What Blind Bartimaeus Saw (Mark 10:46-52)
Wisdom Personified – Part IV
Pro 8:22-36 – The Importance of Wisdom to God It was His from the Very Beginning (22) The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. There are those who stumble at this passage and make some very wrong conclusions about Christ as a result of it. At the … Continue reading Wisdom Personified – Part IV
Wisdom Personified – Part III
Pro 8:12-21 Wisdom is bold about who she is. It’s not boldness in the sense of brashness, but boldness in the sense of confidence. She knows who she is. She knows what she brings to the table, and she is unapologetic about it. She can give you what you need to think. (12) I wisdom … Continue reading Wisdom Personified – Part III
Wisdom Personified – Part II
Wisdom is calling....Are you listening?
Wisdom Personified – Part I
God is a master writer. He can pack a lot of meaning and power into just a few words. Sometimes, to convey His message, He speaks figuratively in order to help us earthly creatures understand His heavenly truths. The parables are like that. They use illustrations to explain heavenly concepts – and they also separate the true … Continue reading Wisdom Personified – Part I
Don’t Be a Dumb Ox (or Ox Bait) — Proverbs 7
Solomon spends a lot of time admonishing his son about what the Bible calls “strange women.” By that the Bible doesn’t mean strange in the sense of weird. It means strange in the sense of foreign to your God-given personal relationships. (You ever notice how much time God spends on the concept of relationships? Relationships … Continue reading Don’t Be a Dumb Ox (or Ox Bait) — Proverbs 7
Grace in Waves 