Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path – Proverbs 2:9
With all the new philosophy, technology, and insight that we have in our day, is this promise still relevant? You may be asking yourself, “Do I need to understand these things?”
The answer is a resounding, “Yes!” You need to understand […]
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself – Proverbs 11:25
The promise is made to the liberal soul — the one who is liberal in giving not only material things but giving of his time, his love, his ministry to others. In our human nature we tend […]
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him – Proverbs 28:22
The one who is in a hurry to get rich is here warned that the result will be poverty. This rush towards a set goal may lead to compromising standards of honesty, falling for […]
If sinners entice thee, consent thou not – Proverbs 1:10
The flip side of pursuing wisdom is avoiding foolishness. Running toward God necessarily means hurrying away from selfish, short-sighted pursuits. We cannot genuinely pray for our heavenly Father to “deliver us from evil” if we are not striving to avoid personal temptations to sin.
There are different […]
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction – Proverbs 1:7
The first thing that many schools throw out of any discussion or pursuit of knowledge is God. Yet here we see that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge — we cannot hope to […]
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