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
How to Ruin Your Life with a Single Handshake
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, … Continue reading How to Ruin Your Life with a Single Handshake
Wisdom’s Bling
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days … Continue reading Wisdom’s Bling
Grace in Waves 