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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Count Your Blessings

PSALM 103:1-5 – Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies…

The Giving Christians

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-8 – Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every…

Storms In Life

PSALM 57:1 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. THEME OF THE DAY: STORMS IN LIFE.  Physical storms of destruction. They come in various forms.  Hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, crippling snowstorms, howling and devastating winds…

Would We Want That To Happen?

1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 – Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. THEME OF THE DAY: WOULD WE WANT THAT TO HAPPEN?  Imagine this picture.  What if our churches were filled with the type of Christians we are? Serious thought, huh?  Then extend that to a broader application.  Imagine if every Christian living out their routines and callings in life and…

God’s Perfect Timing

1 SAMUEL 23:24-29 – And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when…

Oh, How Quickly Or Suddenly

PSALM 39:4 – O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! THEME OF THE DAY: OH, HOW QUICKLY OR SUDDENLY.  He was a dear brother, friend, deacon in my church and a glowing example of a godly family member to his physical family and church family.  He was…