Category: Reflections
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Proverbs 15:1 – 2 A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath,But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly. (AMP) Recently in the news, it was reported that an 18 year old young…
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Psalms 51:1-2, 10 – 17 2 Samuel 11 – 12 Psalms 51 was written by King David after he was confronted by the prophet Nathan chastising him for his adultery with Bathsheba and arranging of the death of her husband. The passage begins with David asking for mercy and appealing to the lovingkindness of God.…
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Exodus 3:5 – 8 The third chapter of the book of Exodus is probably most famous for the burning bush…when God appears to Moses and sets him on a course that would change not only his life but the lives of 2 to 3 million Hebrews. But there’s another part of this chapter that has…
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Isaiah 30:1 – 5 “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord, “who carry out a plan, but not mine,and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction,to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the…
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In my recent study of the book of Proverbs, I came across several scriptures concerning the poor and our attitudes towards them: Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Proverbs 21:13 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call…
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Proverbs 14:1 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. (NIV) The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles]. (AMP)…
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Proverbs 11:10 – 11 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. (NIV) None of us live in isolation. We interact and influence others on a daily…
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Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (NIV) Most of the time, we think of wisdom as gaining more knowledge about something. The more we know, the more we understand, the wiser we become. And that’s one aspect of wisdom, but where do we begin? What is the…
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Proverbs 21:3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. (NIV) There are many benefits of righteousness, i.e., being right before God, but I wanted to focus on one benefit and one specific application. When we’ve been wronged, our natural inclination is to “wrong them back”, to get…
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Proverbs 10:5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. Farming is built around seasons or timing. If a farmer doesn’t prepare the soil in time to plant his crops, then he will be delayed in planting. If he delays planting, the crops…
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