Jan 30, 2020 | Wednesday
If a man who writes psalms is a “psalmist” is a man who writes or records proverbs a “proverbist”? Our proverbist, whether Solomon or Agur, is now in the midst of giving us groups of related thoughts. We won’t look at all of them – just the ones the Lord highlights...
Jan 23, 2020 | Wednesday
I like certain kinds of old things. I don’t understand antique furniture enough to enjoy them or to have them. A piece of antique china may appeal to my eye once in a while, but I usually feel no need to buy it. A well-cared for 150 year old postage stamp is a...
Jan 16, 2020 | Wednesday
I have just finished a good size book written by C.H. Spurgeon, a third of which are prayers to God. I don’t know if these were written for the book; if they were private prayers; or if they were public prayers which had been recorded by stenographers. I have had...
Jan 9, 2020 | Wednesday
There is a bit of mystery in these verses. For example, who are these people, and what should we make of their names? Every thing in the Bible has been placed there by the Holy Spirit for a reason, but sometimes determining that reason is difficult. There are...
Jan 2, 2020 | Wednesday
On Monday night’s evening news I saw a video of a SUV upside down at some intersection in North Spokane. The explanation was that there had been a collision with another vehicle. There were no major injuries, but the driver of the SUV had been hanging upside down in...
Dec 26, 2019 | Wednesday
There are three powerful, often quoted, verses in chapter 29. For example there is verse 1 – “He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” That is a scripture worthy of memorization and regular repetition –...
Dec 19, 2019 | Wednesday
I don’t think the Lord will mind if we take verse 14 and reverse the order of its presentation. Tonight, we’ll retain the parallel poetry, but start at the end. I’m doing this because the second statement helps to shed light on the first. And there is the fact that...
Dec 12, 2019 | Wednesday
Perhaps you have heard verse 13 quoted during either a gospel message or a message on Christian-living. It is a verse which sheds light on a great many sermons, and so it has become a noted supporting actor. It is so clear and obvious – transparent and simple – that...
Dec 5, 2019 | Wednesday
Yesterday, I was reading the biography of a 18th century preacher, named John Kerr, who left the ministry to become a US. Congressman. According to the essay the man was a really good preacher; he could really move the hearts of men. And I am sure that was a part of...
Nov 28, 2019 | Wednesday
There are two or three truly proverbial proverbs here in this chapter. By that I mean, they are so common that they are lifted from this book to become a part of many sermons. “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”...
Nov 21, 2019 | Wednesday
My interest this evening is in verse 21 – “As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” Doesn’t this essentially say – “As fire refines silver and gold, praise can also prove someone’s true value”? That isn’t something that I’ve...
Nov 14, 2019 | Wednesday
This is an oft-quoted proverb, but it is another that I haven’t seriously considered before. And I’m not sure that very many people actually have. Because, it has an easy application – “We can sharpen each others hearts and minds by rubbing our ideas together.” But...
Oct 31, 2019 | Wednesday
There are several books in the Old Testament from which it is easy to preach the gospel. Isaiah is the first to come to mind; Isaiah 53 for example – “Surely he (Christ Jesus) hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of...
Oct 24, 2019 | Wednesday
I wonder if the Lord with His perfect record-keeping will ever tell me how many times I have quoted this verse. I won’t even venture a guess, and probably the number doesn’t really matter. It contains is a very good thought which demands to be a part of a great many...
Oct 17, 2019 | Wednesday
Verses 18 and 19 highlight something which has been, and probably still is, a problem in my life. It might be a problem with some of you to a lesser degree, and for some it is no problem at all. But let me say right off the bat, my problem may not be what you think...
