Here are some thoughts on the different tracks in this chapter of Proverbs. Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter. (Proverbs 6:5 CEV) Track 1 (vs 1-5) Advice To Get Out Of Dodge I enjoy the phrase concerning how the mouth writes cheques that the body isn’t […]
Read More 16MTP 06 – Wisdom MixtapeStay away from a bad woman! Don’t even go near the door of her house. (Proverbs 5:8 CEV) It’s one thing to be encouraged to consider something and it’s something else to be enticed into something. The thing is the difference of approach can often be subtle but the consequences of either can be the […]
Read More 16MTP 05 – Don’t Even Go ThereWhen I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. (Proverbs 4:3, 4 ESV) There are few things in life worth watching better than seeing three generations joined […]
Read More 16MTP 04 – Wisdom Through The GenerationsMy son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. (Proverbs 3:11, 12 ESV) One of the reasons why it’s worth focusing on wisdom is that it is a treasure chest that enriches the […]
Read More 16MTP 03 – Take The Chipping AwayContinuing the appeal to choose wisdom, the father encourages his son with the benefits of pursuing wisdom. What’s particularly striking about the appeal is the reference to the pursuit of wisdom as an ongoing journey. Decision by decision, moment by moment leads us down a particular path to a certain outcome. The goal helps to define […]
Read More 16MTP 02 – Paths Of The RighteousFor the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction. But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil. (Proverbs 1:32, 33 BBE) Something that comes across clearly in the […]
Read More 16MTP 01 – Wisdom Is a Matter Of ChoiceA people enslaved, a man who has experienced the palace and life as an outsider is chosen. God, against the power of Pharaoh, proves to be the ultimate power in ten distinctive ways. A people released, a man who knows God deeply leads them across the Red Sea and leads them through wilderness challenges. Despite […]
Read More Exodus Extracts – A ReviewWith the series on Exodus Extracts ending recently, it was interesting to come across this. Fascinating insight into worship and work. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Worship and Work (Dwight Gibson)I get a sense of great satisfaction when I finish reading through a book in the Bible. It never fails to amaze mehow much more I get from reading through a book again. It’s humbling to never approach reading the book as though I know it and there’s nothing more to learn. Reading through the […]
Read More Sense of Satisfaction Before It Begins AgainFor the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. (Exodus 40:38 ESV) It’s fascinating reading about what in essence took place in the space of a year, from the time the children […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 40 – Presence For The Journey
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