Tag: boundaries
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Answering a Fool [1-minute read]
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.5Answer a fool according to his folly,lest he be wise in his own eyes.–Proverbs 26 Is this a side-by-side biblical contradiction? These verses are literally one right after another. Think of these verses in terms of boundaries and influence. In verse 4,…
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The Ox and the Manger
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.–Proverbs 14 Today’s proverb is very simple to understand. “You like all that the ox can do, but you gotta feed him. And when you do, don’t be surprised if he’s always messing up the feeding area.”…
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Gather ‘Round and Listen!
16Come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell what he has done for my soul.17I cried to him with my mouth,and high praise was on my tongue.18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.19But truly God has listened;he has attended to the voice of my prayer.–Psalm 66 We…
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The Lighthouse
3Send out your light and your truth;let them lead me…–Psalm 43 If you were sailing under the stars and saw the lighthouse, you would have two great blessings. The first blessing would be light. Light illuminates the darkness. The second blessing would be clarity. You now would know where the rocky coastline was and could…
Joel M Bradshaw 