Today’s Word
Fit For A King
Listen, for I will speak noble things; Proverbs 8:6 Noble Things – “Listen,” says Wisdom. Of course, there is no point in listening unless what you are about to hear has some bearing on your life. Wisdom knows perfectly well that human beings are motivated by self-interest. Not always, of course. Sometimes we are altruistic. …
Worth Remembering
Listen, for I will speak noble things; Proverbs 8:6 Listen – It’s worth remembering that the Hebrew word for “listen” is shama. It has an umbrella much larger than simply absorbing sound waves. Shama also means, “to obey, to consider or regard, to proclaim and to understand.” When Wisdom speaks, we are to do a…
Red Pencil Rules
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof Proverbs 3:11 Loathe – “God is good all the time.” Have you seen the stickers and T-shirts? What do you think when you read that statement? Do you believe it? Is God really good all the time? If He is, then…
Presumptive Arrogance
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and also do this or that.” James 4:15 Instead – What difference does it really make? We can go through the motions of saying “If the Lord wills,” a common expression in the last century, but does it really matter? After all, we…
Divine Put-Downs
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 Makes Himself – One more look at this verse is probably all we can take for the moment. But one more look is quite revealing. The Greek word used here is kathistatai. It means “to set in…
Thought Control
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 Wishes – “But, I’m not a friend of the world!” you complain. “This scripture isn’t about me. I believe in Jesus.” Well, maybe we need to carefully examine the Greek here. The translation “wishes” doesn’t exactly capture…
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