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Category: Proverbs

  • The Cost of Listening To The Wrong Voices

    (Listen to the podcast) (Listen to the audio) Proverbs 1:10-11, 15-16 “My son, if sinners entice you, don’t be persuaded.  If they say: ‘Come with us! Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.  Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!’… “…my son, don’t travel that road with them or set foot on their path, because their feet run toward evil and they hurry to shed blood. ” 2 Samuel 13 provides a perfect illustration of the cost of listening…

  • Lord, I’m Disappointed…In You!

    (Listen to the audio) Exodus 6:9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor. In Exodus 4, when Moses and Aaron went to meet the king of Egypt, they first met with the Hebrew elders and repeated what the Lord had told them,…

  • “…Well, God Knows My Heart…”

    (Listen to the audio) Psalm 139:1-4 “O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my…

  • How To Make God Mad

    (Listen to the audio) Psalm 78:19-20 They spoke against God, saying, “Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can he also provide breador furnish meat for his people?” Years ago when one of our sons was just a child, he was watching…

  • The “Key” To Win Against Fear and Discouragement

    (Listen to audio) Psalm 27:1 – 4 “The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom should I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life — whom should I dread?  When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,  my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.  Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be…

  • Oh No Lord, You’re Supposed To Do It This Way!

    (Listen to the audio) Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.” This is the  Lord’s declaration. For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” 2 Kings 5 tells the story of Naaman, a commander of the Aramean army in…

  • Dropping Anchor In Deep Waters

    2 Chronicles 16:9 (Listen to the audio) “For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.” On ships, anchors are critical pieces of equipment. They serve primarily to hold…

  • Ouch! I Was Bitten By My Own Words

    (Listen to the audio) Proverbs 13:3 “The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life; The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.” AMP‬‬ One of the “worldly wisdoms” I used to hear a lot when I was growing up was something like this: “Well,…

  • Slipping Into Darkness

    (Listen to the audio) Proverbs 7:4-5 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. Back when I was young, one of my favorite R&B groups was a band named War. And one of their most popular songs was titled Slipping Into Darkness.…

  • Three Knocks At The Door; Are You Going To Open It?

    (Listen to the audio) Isaiah 30:21 “Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.” Recently a friend of mine who is a runner, told me that he had signed up to run in a half marathon in a…