A Search for Meaning
Fear God (live a life of worship), keep His commandments (He knows what He’s talking about), and don’t forget the judgment (one day we will give an account before God).
Gladness of Heart
When we find our calling and have a biblical understanding of “stuff,” our days are not about groaning and griping, complaining and carping, fear and fret, apprehension and anxiety. “God keeps [us] occupied with gladness of heart.” Is that cool or what?
The Prayer of Agur
I love the prayer of Agur. His desire for integrity and dependence is the crying need of a culture bent on doing whatever it takes to get ahead and saturated in self-dependence. Thankfully, we Christians do not have to be influenced by our culture.
Secret Sin
It’s time to stop the secret games and make the journey home to God’s welcoming arms of mercy.
The Real Test of the Heart
How are you doing? You, up there on the mountaintop of career. You, up there with the trophies of accomplishment. Be careful up there in the heights. The peak of victory is surrounded by a slippery slope.
Times of Trouble
Spiritual discipline is not self-sufficiency. It is the wisdom to latch on to the Source, be filled with His strength, and be controlled by His Spirit.
Lasting Relationships
One of these days people who just hang around will not be enough; you’re going to need someone to stick close. That day is coming. Better find that friend now.
A Friend Loves at All Times
Thank God for good friends!
When Words are Many
Weigh your words. Hold your tongue. Think before you speak. That simple exercise is going to keep you from a lot of sin and regret.
Sexual Sin
In this section of Proverbs, He slams the hammer down with a series of admonitions. I see four important warnings in today’s passage.
Wholehearted Trust
Wholehearted trust is not easy, but it is right. It honors God and it always produces the best for me.
Lasting Confidence
“He is the Maker of heaven, and earth, the sea and everything in them.” He “remains faithful forever.” Blessed is the one whose confidence is in Him.
Real Life Experience
How do you experience the mighty acts of God so that you can pass them on with passion?
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
God has given us meaning and purpose to carry out. He has ordained all our days. We have been fearfully and wonderfully made. That is a reason for great praise.
Forgiveness
It is a part of God’s love and acceptance that should make us want to worship and honor Him with our lives. Forgiveness allows us to serve God with the reverence He alone deserves.
Building Our Family
Unless we are serious and intentional about building our family according to the Lord’s instruction, we will get stuck with a big house filled with small, self-absorbed, and self-saturated people.
God’s Word
Prior to reading God’s Word, here is a prayer we should pray.
Surrender
Everything that pleases Him is good and right.
Ponder That!
The same God who created the stars loves you so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross so that you could be His friend forever. Ponder that!
God’s Amazing Love
God’s love is something believers need to understand, accept, and apply.