Tag: wisdom
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So, how’s your vision?
Proverbs 15:3 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.” How many times have you used one of the following phrases to begin a sentence: “In my view . . . “ or “The way I see it . . . “? Well, when you think about…
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Walking with the wise
Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” The verse above tells us in very simple terms that those with whom we spend time have a great impact on our lives. It’s the very same message we find in Psalm 1 where we are warned that…
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The way things really are
Proverbs 11:24 “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.” Have you ever noticed how many of the statements that are made in the Bible are 180 degrees removed from the way we normally and naturally think about things? One such example appears in the verse…
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Learning the hard way – or not . . .
Proverbs 4:20-22 “My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.” The other day I touched the hot manifold on my truck by mistake – a…
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A universal message
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” The Bible’s message is a universal message. It is meant for everyone, no matter what age, gender, nationality, income level, or intellectual aptitude. It is meant for the Einsteins…
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Knowing ourselves
Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Have you ever noticed how many people are on a quest to “know who they are?” So many people are searching to know themselves. …
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What’s your perspective?
Psalm 139:6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” Do you read the Bible? If you do, what is the perspective from which you approach it? Might I suggest there are at least three views we can take as we read it. The first is to place ourselves above…
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The overflow
Psalm 119:171 “My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.” What do you talk about most? What pours out of your lips? Jesus said that from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. So, what do you fill your heart with? That’s what will come from your mouth. There’s a…
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Wise requests
John 16:23 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” In the verse above we have a wonderful, almost incomprehensible promise from Jesus. What a wide- open door we have to ask God for things. And this isn’t the only place such a promise…
To Encourage You 