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 ChoiceThere is a flow to it as I see it. 2016 started off with an exploration through the book of Exodus. It was a journey that truly challenged me to the core as to my identity in Christ. The slave mentality, the need for deliverance, the importance of the presence, clear instructions and guidance, intimacy […]
Read More Wise UpMany are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21) My mentor was a great inspiration in the purpose of planning. Before him, I really did just drift along from one activity to another usually at the behest of someone else. I’m surprised I […]
Read More Ideas, Schemes, Plans and DreamsMoses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. (Exodus 18:17-18) Sometimes we conduct business our way and develop and entrench a pattern of behaviour to […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 18 – Don’t Do It Alone: Sound AdviceThere is a lot to do. No doubt about that. I can understand the almost unrelenting drive to keep on doing something as there is always something to do. You can see it, whether you’re alone or with a family. Just thinking about it is hard work. Financial, physical, intellectual, social, domestic, etc. The laundry, […]
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