Today: Proverbs 8Solomon gives voice to Wisdom in this chapter. We get to hear what Wisdom would say to us, and mostly it is to seek her. How do we receive Wisdom? First, through God's Word. It is our primary...
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Spiritual Life
7 Ways to Deal with Temptation from Proverbs 7
Today: Proverbs 7Once again we are called to treasure and obey God's Word. What happens when we don't? We walk in darkness (v. 9) and fall into temptation. And when that temptation comes, we don't have the godly wisdom to walk...
Spiritual Life
What God Loves & What He Hates: Day 6 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 6God loves you and because he loves you, there are things in this world he hates. Proverbs 6 deals specifically with several false gods that can destroy the lives God desires for us to live. Let's look at a...
Spiritual Life
The Creator’s Guide to Living the Best Life Possible: Day 5 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 5 On one level this chapter is about adultery and having the wisdom to run away from it. But adultery also represents disobeying God in any way. God's Word is The Creator's Guide to Living the Best Life...
Family
7 Secrets of Being a Great Parent: Day 4 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 4Do you want to know the secrets to being a great parent? This chapter has them! Solomon begins the chapter by talking to his own son about his father David, the man after God's own heart: My children,...
Spiritual Life
What Trusting God Really Means: Day 3 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 3. Proverbs 3 contains one of the best-known and oft-memorized verses in the Bible, Proverbs 3:5-6. Living out verses 5 & 6, however, depends on how we do with verses 1-4. And if we do live out Proverbs 3:5-6,...
Spiritual Life
The Incredible Benefits of Wisdom: Day 2 of Proverbs
Today: Proverbs 2This chapter lays out the HOW for getting wisdom, WHO gives it, WHY we need it, WHAT happens when we seek and gain it, and WHAT the benefits are for having it in our lives. A couple questions...
Spiritual Life
Acquiring Wisdom: Day 1 of Proverbs
For August, I'm engaging my family to read a Proverb a day (31 days in August and 31 chapters in Proverbs ... easy to remember!). I'll be looking forward each day to natural opportunitites to discuss each day's Proverb and...