PROVERBS 4:23-27 – Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Proverbs
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge…
“The Wisdom of God: How it is Obtained”
The Pain in Discipleship: God’s Disciplining Hands
This Lord’s Day evening we continue our study in the wisdom book of Proverbs with the topic of correction. In the process of spiritual growth, our God disciplines, chastises, and corrections His children and it often hurts. In Proverbs, King Solomon gives wise counsel on how to respond in this painful process.
This Lord’s Day evening we continue our study in the wisdom book of Proverbs with the topic of laziness. Solomon writes a lot about this God-dishonoring characteristic and warns us of its consequences.