How important is your name to you? What do people say about you behind your back? When people hear your name, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you have a good name? You cannot put a price tag on having a name that is well respected. Well what is in a name? Proverbs 22:1 (ESV) “A …
What Is Confession and How Do You Confess?
In Christianity, we hear the word “Confession” used often. What does confession mean? Growing up in the church, this was a term that was used frequently. But if you are a young believer, then this might be a word that you are not familiar with. Or, you might be a seasoned believer that never fully understood what this word means. …
Taming The Mouth
The hardest thing to tame in life is our tongue. Proverbs 10 deals directly to the different uses of the tongue specifically with the good and bad use of words. In this chapter Solomon gives much general advice but also gives direct council concerning words. Here are some excepts; 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but …
Two Roads
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both.” Robert Frost. Proverbs chapter 9 discusses two opposing roads or ways. The first is the way of wisdom and the second is the way of folly. Both of them are calling out to men and women everywhere to follow them. But the question remains, which one …
Wisdom Calling
Proverbs 8 is a magnificent passage about wisdom. While all of Proverbs by their nature is filled with wisdom, this chapter specifically spends the whole time just talking about the blessings and nature of wisdom. Let us look at the first few verses. “8 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads …
Treasure of Wisdom
The book of Proverbs is all about wisdom and how to find and apply it. Chapter two can be broken down into three main Parts. Part 1 encourages us to treasure after God’s Word, wisdom, and understanding. He urges us to seek after that as we would a hidden treasure. If we search for it like that the we will …
The Key To Wisdom
The opening paragraph in Proverbs lays out the purpose of the book, main themes and authors. The author is Solomon, probably written to one of his sons. The purpose of the book is to know wisdom, instruction and understanding and wisdom from God. He ends this section with probably the main theme or truth of the whole book. And …