Scripture Reading: Proverbs 15:3 Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. The existentialist-philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre didn’t want his conscience interrupting his apostasy from the Christian faith. Tired of God watching him constantly, Sartre remarked, “I collared the Holy Spirit in the basement and threw [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 15:1-2 Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Everybody in a home knows when somebody is getting irritated. Doors slam. Voices rise. Exaggerated accusations are leveled against other members of the household. Whatever the case, it’s usually pretty clear when someone is getting a [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:34-35 Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Modern folks read this verse and immediately equate the word “nation” to “empire.” However, prior to the modern age, there were few, if any, nations as large as the ones we call “nations” today. Before the [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:31-33 Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors Him has mercy on the poor. Of all the dangerous things that a person might do, it is hard to think of anything more dangerous or more foolish than standing up and taunting the Ruler and [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:28 Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honor: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. When nations collapse, they first lose the will to perpetuate their civilization. Their birth rates implode because nobody wants to go through the pain and sacrifice of [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:25-27 Proverbs 14:25 A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies. Souls perish everyday. Over 155,000 people in the world will die in any given day, and many of them really will go to hell. Some strike a path to hell early in their lives, having never heard [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:22-24 Proverbs 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. Make no mistake about it. Everyday, there are men sitting in senate committee rooms and board rooms of banks, plotting how they may enslave more people with debt or government [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:20-21 Proverbs 14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends. In the current English usage, “hate” is a potent word, connoting a deep disdain and antipathy towards others. This is not quite the same use of the word found here and in other [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:18-19 Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. Some people may be classified as ignorant and shallow, while others are considered intelligent and shallow. Either way, these are shallow individuals as long as they fail to acknowledge God their Creator, and refuse to live their [...]
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:12 Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. If you were to ask the average person on the street if he is on his way to hell, he would probably respond in the negative. So you ask [...]
