Some early morning thoughts from Proverbs 3:1-10

I’m teaching the men’s Sunday School class in our congregation this month. So Wednesday morning I decided to read over the Scripture text for next Sunday’s lesson. Here you have a selection of hasty, preliminary notes I jotted down for myself on the first ten verses. I’m sure I’ll develop some further for possible use in my class. In fact, I already added a line or two here and there.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee (Proverbs 3:3)

from Proverbs 3:3 Continue reading

When I see its application to another more clearly...

Good morning and welcome to spring! 🙂

In my reading of Proverbs 20 this morning, quite a few verses caught my attention. Most of them I plan to share with my Spanish-speaking friends on Facebook. Only two do I plan to share in English:

Whoso curseth his father or his mother,
his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil;
but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

(Proverbs 20:20,22)

These two verses also strike me as an example of how I can handle God’s Word unevenly. Continue reading

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