What would you give to be wise? Do you desire to be wise? Do you want to be wiser than your enemies? Have you considered what it requires of you so you can be wise? Are you willing to do what is needed to be wise? Do you know it is available to you? WillContinue reading “Constant Companion”
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Sharing Burdens
What is your immediate reaction when you see or hear of someone caught in some type of infraction? Do you immediately want to condemn them? Does your heart break for those who were the targets of the offense? Do you feel a desire to reconcile the offender? When we see or hear of someone committingContinue reading “Sharing Burdens”
Wisdom Cries Out
Do you like to watch people? Have you ever sat on a bench in a mall and simply observe them? Have you seen the silly things they do? Have you been frustrated by the thoughtless things people say? Have you wondered why they speak at all? Are you one of them? It can be quiteContinue reading “Wisdom Cries Out”
Imposing Conversation
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone on a subject you knew nothing about? Have you been in a conversation on a subject you knew a little but the person you are talking to is an expert? Do you sometimes think you know more about what’s going on than God? Being in aContinue reading “Imposing Conversation”
Slow To Anger
Does your temper get the best of you? Does it cause you to do things you regret later? Does it get out of control at times? Do you allow your anger to entice you to vengeance? In your anger, do you make bad decisions? Are you willing give up your anger? Our temper can getContinue reading “Slow To Anger”
Fear of the Lord
What is wisdom to you? How would you define it? Do you desire to be wise? Grasping for wisdom can feel like grasping to hold onto mist. We see it. We can move in it. But we can not hold onto it. It seems to continually escape our grasp. Why is that? Too often, weContinue reading “Fear of the Lord”
Life Through Death
For most of us, life and death are opposites. That is the case in natural beings. We either live or we die. Yet, in Christ, we are to die in order to live. What a paradox?! To mere mortal minds, it doesn’t make much sense. The Apostle Paul tells us that by dying to selfContinue reading “Life Through Death”
Dig Deeper
Have you been uninformed about events in your area? Have you marveled at someone else who was not aware of something significant that happened? Did you explain to them what they had missed? Were you fully aware of the event or did you misinterpret the significance? Our world has shrunk over the past three decades.Continue reading “Dig Deeper”
Learner and Teacher
Do you consider yourself to be a teacher? Have you taught your children? Do you teach others in your profession? What have you learned from your teachers, whether in school, on the job, or family? Do you look at Jesus as a teacher and desire to learn from Him? We often think of teaching asContinue reading “Learner and Teacher”
Have You Heard?
Today’s questions come from our Scripture passage. Take a moment and read them first. They are rhetorical questions. The prophet Isaiah knew the Israelites knew, heard, been told, but may not understand. We are in the same boat today. We have heard about God. In fact, there is a growing curiosity among the young, theContinue reading “Have You Heard?”
Marty Pressey 