Tag: dad
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Be Led With Wise Words
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
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David the Passive Father
5Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6(His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.) 7Adonijah…
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A Quarantine Memory
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.—Proverbs 9 I recall this memory from the days of COVID quarantine. I had cracked my cellphone screen and was going to get it replaced. Limitations had been placed on the number of people who could…
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Take wisdom throughout your day!
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 I do a weekly worship service at…
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Grace and Gladness
3He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.–Proverbs 29 This proverb links with a parable of Jesus. So let your mind travel to Jesus telling the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. His crowd WAS WITH this proverb. The older son in the parable was…
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Fear and Trust
11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!He is their help and their shield.–Psalm 115 This verse stood out to me this Father’s Day. Fear and trust describe a kid’s response to their father. I saw something the other day about a mom whose kids were rambunctious and not listening to her all day. Then daddy…
Joel M Bradshaw 