Rich Blessing
Read: Proverbs 10 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. (v. 22) At some point in your life, you have probably been told, “Work hard. Get a good education. Apply yourself. Stick to it. Save your money. Get ahead.” Maybe you have even said those things to someone […]
A Good Fear
Read: Proverbs 9:10-12 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. (v. 11) Fear God? What does that mean? It’s this: you must know he holds your life in his hand now and forever. As you obey various laws because of the fear of […]
Trust, Tell, and Live Wisdom
Read: Proverbs 8 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. (v. 11) The book of Proverbs tells us clearly—there is no wisdom without God. Biblical wisdom is seeing and responding to life from God’s perspective. What does God’s wisdom do? First, wisdom opens the door to […]
A Godly Sister
Read: Proverbs 7 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend. (v. 4) Do you ever think about the “stupid” things you’ve done in life? Occasionally a moment, a word, a person, or a circumstance will remind me of a mistake I’ve made, and I’ll say to myself, “I should […]
God Ever-present
Read: Proverbs 6 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. (v. 21) “Bind them”—bind the words of God to your heart. You’ll see this phrase in Proverbs 3, 6, and 7. You’ll see it, too, in Deuteronomy 6 and 11. Binding, or tying, the words of God to your heart is […]
Word of Life
Read: Proverbs 3:1-8 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. (v. 5) These are words that you can live by, aren’t they? I want to live by them, and I hope and pray that you do too. So write God’s words on your heart. In other […]
Get Wise
Read: Proverbs 2:7-15 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. (v. 9) Do you think much about right and wrong? Do you talk much about what is right and wrong in the world? This proverb encourages us to see the role that wisdom plays in understanding right from wrong. It […]
Give Me, Lord!
Read: Proverbs 2:3-5 Yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding. (v. 3) You have likely been to a sporting event where they give away free T-shirts. At half-time or some other break in the action, the cheerleaders walk up and down the sidelines and throw or shoot the shirts […]
One Greater Than Solomon (Part 2)
Read: Matthew 22:34-46 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? (v. 45) About 1,000 years after the glorious kingdoms of David and Solomon, a son is born in their royal line. He is not born in a palace, cradled in comfort; he grows up in humility and obscurity in a backwater […]