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“Buy the truth and sell it not” Proverbs 23:23 Sell – Solomon knew something about investing. We can only imagine the wealth, power and fame that he possessed. Will anyone remember Bill Gates or Donald Trump in 3000 years? Doubtful. But Solomon’s investment strategy had nothing to do with the tangible. He didn’t create a…
Something Hidden
But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright”” Genesis 25:31 Sell – There’s something hidden in this verse. The secret can’t be seen in English. In fact, it isn’t there in Hebrew either. And that’s what’s hidden. There is something missing that should be there and the fact that it isn’t found tells us even…
Exchange Rates
“But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright”” Genesis 25:31 Sell – What is your personal investment strategy? Are you in stocks? Bonds? Gold? Do you think about that 401k or SEP? Or is your investment strategy about “bigger” things? Esau didn’t stop to consider a life-long investment strategy. As a result, he couldn’t tell…
Humpty-Dumpty Vocabulary
“Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fail.” 1 Samuel 3:19 Fail – Do you think historians would say the same thing about you? Are you so close to God that none of your words “fail”? Samuel had that reputation. What he said was true but not…
Accumulation Obsession
“The wicked desires the booty of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.” Proverbs 12:12 Desires – There’s never enough, is there? At least that’s the way the world thinks. No matter what you have, there is always room for just a little more. In fact, the law of accumulation really works…
Jesus the Offender
“And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.” Matthew 11:6 Stumbling over – The scandal of Jesus. That’s the word. Skandalizo, “to cause to stumble or to take offense”. It comes from the noun that means the trigger of a trap. It’s the thing that we bump into and suddenly we are caught….
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