Tag: heart
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David Mourned Saul
11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. 12And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.–2 Samuel 1…
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Three Responses to the Sovereignty of God
33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.–Proverbs 16 Ancient people cast a lot, or a type of dice, back in the day to secure answers to questions. I grew up hearing things like, “Heads, we do this. Tails, we do that.” Same principle. But this verse is…
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The How and the What of Your Speech
1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. 3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. 4The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the…
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Deceived
8The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.–Proverbs 14 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? (Jeremiah 17:9)
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The Good Friend
20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.–Proverbs 13 I oversee support groups at my church. And to that end, I have leaders in place in each group who also have journeyed in that particular area. They once had “wounds” and they now have “scars.” People with “wounds”…
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The Way of the Fool
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.–Proverbs 12 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21:25)
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Life or Death
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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The Lips of the Righteous
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. (James 3:10) I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from…
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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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Intentional About Temptation
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 Proverbs 7 is a very sexual chapter. And you could argue that nobody knew that temptation…
Joel M Bradshaw 