When reading the book of Proverbs, you quickly realize the wisdom from Christ is a matter of life and death. Jesus Christ is the best counselor, mentor, and life coach for all people in all seasons of life. Reading a chapter, a day allows us to slow down, listen, think, journal, and pray as Christ […]
Continue readingProverbs 7 – A Fool takes a Second Look!
Solomon’s instruction is to go for wisdom and to flee from the evil woman. Solomon spends so much time saying, “ Be Careful.” Ask yourself, is there someone in your life who takes a more important role than he or she should, anyone who is dependent upon you, or upon whom you’re dependent? Is there […]
Continue readingProverbs 6 – Learn from the Ants!
God says in Proverbs 6 we need to take lessons from the ants. To teach us the danger of laziness in our lives, God points to an unlikely teaching source – “Go to the ant.” He tells us, we can learn valuable lessons from ants. From verses 6-8 we read that ants are self-motivated; they […]
Continue readingProverbs 5 – Watch Your Step
With 1,000 wives and concubines(1 Kings 11:3), Solomon knew what he was talking about when he said, “Stay away from strange women.” He says that they come across as sweet, but the end result is destruction (Matthew 7:13). Solomon speaks with authority when he says, “Having gone through this myself, let me give you some […]
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Proverbs 4 – Legacy of Wisdom
The book of Proverbs specializes in wisdom. The words wise and wisdom are used at least 125 times in Proverbs. The aim of this book by Solomon is to help us acquire and apply God’s wisdom to the decisions and activities of our daily life. Of these 27 verses, what stands out to me today […]
Continue readingProverbs 3 – Knowing God = Wisdom
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived left us with 3 books on wisdom – Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. Today we are looking at Proverbs 3 and this chapter teaches us that: Wisdom occurs when knowledge produces obedience. Wisdom excels for the best. Wisdom is following God’s way. Wisdom is available to everyone. […]
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Proverbs 2 – Get Real with God
As we read Proverbs 2 today, we learn that if we really want to know God we must seek after His wisdom. In verses 1-6, Solomon gives us explicit instructions on how to obtain wisdom from God. Receive God’s word by reading it and listening with your ears as well as your heart. Knowing […]
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Proverbs 1 – Knowledge vs. Widsom
Many start the New Year with great plans to read the Bible through in a year. And as a result, you have read Genesis many times over but never seem to finish the Old Testament. I know this story too well!! My Pastor, Chuck Allen has suggested to start this New Year in the Book […]
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Joy to the World
Every Christmas around the world people decorate their homes with nativity scenes. Depending on what part of the world you live in probably says a lot about your nativity scene. In Jerusalem the manager scenes are fashioned out of olive wood from Bethlehem. If you live in Mexico, I am sure you have a brightly […]
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The Weary World Rejoices
Every Christmas we sing the Christmas Carol, “O Holy Night,” and this is the first year that the stanza – the weary world rejoices resonated in my head and heart. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth; Long lay the world in sin and error […]
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