by Louis Sacran "Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty." Proverbs 30:10 It is so tempting to meddle in other people’s business isn’t it? We can become fixated on the petty faults of others,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." Proverbs 30:6 As long as there have been humans, there has been a corresponding attempt to corrupt the words of God. From the very first temptation, the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him." Proverbs 30:5 (part 2) God’s words are proven true because they are pure. The conclusion one can make from this truth is of great help. Because...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him." Proverbs 30:5 (part 1) Every commodity has a value that rises and falls based on its desirability. Desire arises from the pursuit of happiness and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy." Proverbs 30:3 Can you hear the regret in this sentence? Agur is certainly not bragging here, but simply admitting that he did not apply himself to wisdom or the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man." Proverbs 30:1-2 As we read the first two...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked." Proverbs 29:27 Well, this passage puts a real damper on the idea of world peace and global harmony doesn’t it?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]