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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 8 – Better than jewels“Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.” (Proverbs 8:10-11 ESV) In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had access to the tree of life, but were forbidden to…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 7 – At the time of night and darknessWith much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him…Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. (Proverbs 7:21, 27 ESV) The dangerous woman these verses are referring to is the adulteress – a married woman luring another man into…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 6 – Six things the Lord hatesThere are six things which the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who stirs up conflict in the…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 5 – Nothing’s hidden from God’s eyesFor the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He watches all his paths. (Proverbs 5:21 NASB) God is not limited to a location by a physical body. Throughout the Bible there are verses which tell us God sees us, knows us, and nothing is hidden…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 4 – Like the light of dawnBut the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. (Proverbs 4:18 ESV) Righteous. This word has confounded me for years. I understand I am in right standing before God because of Jesus Christ, but rarely do I feel righteous. Recently,…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 3 – Do not withhold goodThere are many wonderful verses in Proverbs chapter 3, but one which pricks my conscience every time I read it is verse 27. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Proverbs 3:27 ESV). God has blessed me with…
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Continue reading →: Proverbs Day 2 – If you call out for insight..…then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2: 3,5 ESV) When I first embraced Jesus Christ, I was seventeen and had very little knowledge of God – other than the fact he loved me and sent his Son to pay the penalty for…
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Continue reading →: 31 Days of ProverbsThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) According to this verse, knowledge begins with an acknowledgement of the existence of God, rather than acquiring it by experience or education. Webster defines God as, “the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and…
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Continue reading →: What Child is this?What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary’s lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing, Haste, haste, to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! Why lies…
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Continue reading →: For this purpose I was born…Standing before Pilate, only moments before Jesus is sentenced to crucifixion, he says, “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world – to bear witness to the truth.” (John 18:37 ESV) It seems appropriate at Christmastime to consider why Jesus was born. Why…
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