Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
turn your ear to my words of insight,
that you may maintain discretion
and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Summary: Discretion is something we could use more of these days. It is the wise use of words and actions. People with discretion avoid many difficulties that those without discretion run into.
Continue reading “Proverbs 5:1-2 — The Better Part of Valor”
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
Summary: It is possible to get so caught up in where our feet are that we forget where we are going. God has made it simple for us. Love him above all else, and our neighbor as ourselves.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:26 — Golf Shot”
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
Summary: Life offers many choices when it comes to what we look at. What we look at has a profound impact on what we do. What we do can influence where we spend eternity.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:25 — Horse Sense”
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Summary: Solomon teaches us the path that pleases God. It also happens to be the same path that leads us away from evil and its consequences.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:24 — Toilet Talk”
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Summary: Life can be hard on a person’s heart. If we allow our heart to become callused we risk closing it off to God’s love. Instead, it is better if we remain open-hearted, but on guard.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:23 — Heart Attack”
[God’s Words] are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body
Summary: Understanding what real life is, is the key to understanding the Bible. Real life is being alive to God. Real living is walking hand-in-hand with God.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:22 — Puppy Love”
Do not let [God’s Words] out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
Summary: Through the words of Solomon, God admonishes us to “pay attention” to what he says.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:21 — Don’t Let’em Get Away!”
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what makes them stumble.
Summary: Darkness is a metaphor for being blind. Blindness can be complete or partial. A partial blindness of the mind is called a “blind spot.” We all have them, but the wicked are especially good at making them a way of life.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:19 — A Darkness of Their Own Making”
The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Summary: Solomon tells us that the wicked are cursed and the righteous are blessed, but what does that mean exactly?
Continue reading “Proverbs 3:33 — Blessings and Curses”
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Summary: Describing something you cannot see or touch is an enormous challenge. God wants us to understand the difference between life and death. He wants us to avoid death and choose life.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:18 — Sonrise”