Thank you, Pastor Chuck, for encouraging us to read through the book of Proverbs this month. In Proverbs 31, I love verse 25: she can laugh at the days to come! The reason I can laugh at the days to come even when the world appears dark, I know that God is in control of […]
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Sovereignty of God Proverbs 21:1
At first glance this list of Old Testament proverbs may appear like a hodgepodge of random thoughts. A closer look, however, reveals a common theme we tend to overlook or ignore, and that is the theme of God’s absolute sovereignty over His creation. By sovereignty, I mean God’s right as the King of the universe […]
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Did you know that Proverbs is one of the most read books in the Bible, and one of the most practical? Proverbs is the greatest how-to book ever written, and those who have the good sense to take its lesson to heart will quickly discover godliness, prosperity, and contentment are theirs for the asking. In […]
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As we look around our world today it appears that so many wicked people are succeeding. Because of this Proverbs 12:3 stood out to me: “A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.” To be established means to be successful. Real success comes only to those who do what is […]
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Proverbs 11 – OUR WORDS MATTER
What really stands out to me in this Proverb is verse 13 – A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret. Our words matter – in conversations and emails and texts and blogs and phone calls and all the rest. Remember the last time you sent a text to a wrong […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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