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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

What The Christian Life Looks Like

PSALM 105:4-5 – Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He uttered. THEME OF THE DAY. WHAT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE LOOKS LIKE. How do we live the Christian life? The obvious answer is “By faith”. And the obvious is right. Yet what does it look like…

Silencing The Accusations of The Devil

ISAIAH 44:21-22 – Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. THEME OF THE DAY. SILENCING THE ACCUSATIONS OF THE…

Theology That Thrills

ROMANS 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. THEME OF THE DAY. THEOLOGY THAT THRILLS. This is a significant year in church history. It is the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. That monumental event God brought about through a German Monk named Martin Luther restored the Bible…

More Than These

JOHN 21:15a – When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” THEME OF THE DAY. MORE THAN THESE. The scene in today’s scripture is Jesus serving breakfast to His twelve disciples on the shore of Galilee. Imagine watching this meal unfold. I don’t think there was much of an…

The Christian’s Required Obedience

DEUTERONOMY 10:12-13 – “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today…

Polishing God’s Trophies

ISAIAH 48:10 – Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. THEME OF THE DAY. POLISHING GOD’S TROPHIES. I must confess the theme of today’s nugget intrigues me. Yes, even as the author. I think all of us get the word picture. Perhaps we are taken down memory lane as a youth…