PROVERBS 10:12 – Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” We hurt people. People hurt us. We say words we regret. People say words to us they regret. We sin against other Christians. Other Christians sin against us. We disappoint family members. Family members disappoint us. These and many more failings in our relationships with people are simply facts…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Proverbs
PROVERBS 4:23 – Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” THEME OF THE DAY. DOING THE HARD WORK OF HEART WORK. The hardest work in the Christian life is heart work. Though our lives have been radically changed by Jesus Christ and God has given us a new heart to know Him, there are…
PROVERBS 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” THEME OF THE DAY. GROWING IN CHRIST. Ask any Christian this question, “Do you want to grow in grace, knowledge, and intimacy with the Lord Jesus?”, and the answer should be, “Of course I do. I desire to know the…
PROVERBS 10:19 – When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” THEME OF THE DAY. BE CAREFUL OF MANY WORDS. It is a sure thing because the Bible, and particularly, today’s scripture tells us it is a sure thing. If we must always give an opinion in a conversation; if we must always strive…
PROVERBS 10:7 – The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” THEME OF THE DAY. HOW WILL WE BE REMEMBERED? It is the most important question we may ask ourselves often in life. It goes like this “When the Lord calls me to Himself, I wonder how I am going to be remembered…
PROVERBS 5:21 – For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.” THEME OF THE DAY. LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE. The theme of today’s nugget contains both a truth that is unchanging and an awareness we must cultivate. Obviously, all human beings – Christians and non-Christians – live in the presence of the living…