Category: Proverbs
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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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…
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(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,…
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(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.…
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(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…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 11:25 “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” I used to play in R&B and jazz bands when I was younger. There was a term we used to describe how well a drummer was playing. If a drummer just kept the tempo and…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 20:27 “The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.” Proverbs 28:13 “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” When I was a “Little Vic“ (meaning when I was a child), I remember going…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Once upon a time there was this young aspiring college student in his senior year of engineering school trying to decide where to go after graduation. He grew…
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