Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. (Proverbs 9:8 NIV) A mocker is a person who imitates another’s behavior or speech with ridicule or derision. When I think of the word, I instantly picture the Muppet hecklers, Statler and Waldorf.* They sat up in their theater box…
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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 eat from the tree of…
Proverbs Day 7 – At the time of night and darkness
With 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 a sexual relationship. Most of Proverbs…
Proverbs Day 6 – Six things the Lord hates
There 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 community. (Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV) So,…
Proverbs Day 5 – Nothing’s hidden from God’s eyes
For 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 from him. (Psalm 139:7-12, Proverbs…
Proverbs Day 4 – Like the light of dawn
But 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, I read a book by…
Proverbs Day 3 – Do not withhold good
There 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 so many advantages – I…
the natural person
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned… (I Corinthians 2: 14 ESV) Who is the natural person? Normally, I would say a natural person is someone who highly regards nature and…
Battleground: Are you in the fight or have you surrendered?
Are you defeated in the battleground of your mind – struggling to overcome thoughts which immobilize and discourage? I often give in to the voice which says I am a victim. I allow myself to wallow far too long in self-pity, fear, and hopelessness. Do you go there too? Wallowing in the sludge of disappointment…
In the Beginning was the Word
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God…through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:1,3 NIV) I spent an afternoon reviewing videos on my agent’s website this week. When I finished, my to do list was three…
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