Tag: christian
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What Destiny Reveals
19Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.–Proverbs 11 This proverb hit me in an end-times fashion this morning. No doubt Solomon was speaking of more temporal matters and situations. But it also works if you take a step back and ponder the scope of your life and your…
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Consider Your Words
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…
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How You Are
8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.–Proverbs 9 People come to me for counsel throughout my week. I have been in pastoral ministry…
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Neglect
33Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.—Proverbs 8 I bet you are really good at noticing when others neglect things. But what do you neglect? Which areas of your life do you purposely not use wisdom? The first step is recognizing. The second step is correcting. Neglect is the opposite of wise…
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Storage
1My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; 2keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.—Proverbs 7 The ancient world evidently valued storing and keeping like we do. We have cloud storage…
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Inside and Outside
20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.21Bind them on your heart always;tie them around your neck.22When you walk, they will lead you;when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.—Proverbs 6 We learn wise things in life to guide us and…
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A Reminder
21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.–Proverbs 5 What this simple proverb tell us is that everything we do in life is known to God. The paths we take are pondered by God. If you were to take a step back and consider the great narrative of…
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How Do You Receive Instruction?
13Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.–Proverbs 4 Every job I have ever had has come with instruction. This is why we remove the rogue corn. This is the way to work the cash register. This is how to take a driver’s license picture. This is how…
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A Simple Spiritual Test
5Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!–2 Corinthians 13 Paul was giving one last warning to the Corinthians. The chapter kind of had the vibe of a tired parent…
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A Sufficient Answer
…a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”–2 Corinthians 12 The situation:…
Joel M Bradshaw 