Harvest and Thanksgiving! These words bring us feelings of peace and plenty. They remind us of bountiful gatherings of food, family, and friends. A verse that I pray often is Psalm 119:17, “Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.” I want a rich relationship with the Lord that yields useful fruit…
Do you enjoy the cooler temperatures and beautiful colors that come with the fall season? Not surprisingly, Proverbs, the book of wisdom, shares much insight regarding the changing seasons of earth. One very well-known passage is Proverbs 6:6: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer,…
“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.”…
What can I do when I am so discouraged by the arm of flesh? When a friend has failed me? When a hoped-for desire remains unfulfilled? When my body breaks down? What blessed peace and relief I find in this picture of hope the Bible offers… the stretched-out arm. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that…
“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and…
The arm of flesh has failed me- again! How devastating! How disappointing and destabilizing!The flesh fails us in so many ways… *We fail ourselves, by our own sinful, human nature. *Our friends fail us. *Our spouse fails us. *Our church disappoints us. *Our bodies betray us. *The caprice of circumstance leaves us hanging. *The human…
Do you think?! These verses about the strange woman in Proverbs 5 caught my attention this month: “Her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not…
The Proverbs have eighty-two references to the heart! This number is eclipsed by only one other book in the Bible. Our heart is the part of us that God sees and knows us to be. So much instruction is offered concerning the heart of man, it’s clearly a priority for a well-lived life.Look at Mark 7.…
The Internet seems to like blog posts and news articles that begin with numbers! For example, an article may offer X numbers of ways to improve a skill, complete a task, or celebrate a special occasion. I’m offering two lists today- I hope they catch your attention!At the end of Proverbs 1, Wisdom speaks. “Wisdom crieth without; she…