A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 127:1 There’s an order to things in the Universe, namely this: on earth as it is in heaven. There’s a harmony to things in the …
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Go get it
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. Numbers 13:30 While you’re waiting on God, or the government, or to be discovered or for the stars to align or for the kids to leave home or to …
Saying “No” to protect your “Yes”
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Proverbs 1:10 Sinners. To sin. To miss the mark. To miss oneself, lose oneself, to wander from the way. Anytime you know what you should do, and you don’t do it, then to you, that is sin. So when those who have wandered from the way …
The King’s portion
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:8 Don’t be defiled by the King’s portion. The fame, the acclaim, the …
Get rid of it
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Proverbs 25:4 What if the only thing holding you back is something, or someone, that you’re continuing to hold onto? What if the breakthrough you’re waiting for is actually waiting for you to make room for her by …
Turning a friend into a stranger
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Proverbs 6:1 In this verse, the second “if” is italicised, meaning it’s not part of the original text. So the verse actually says: My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast stricken thy hand with a …
Dead men don’t…
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:11 …pay taxes, vote, fall in love, get cold, get frustrated, travel, learn, make mistakes, make progress, innovate, stand in line at the supermarket to buy groceries, get Covid, binge watch Netflix, meditate, argue, …
Paid to do what you love
And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. Exodus 2:9 One moment, it was illegal for Jochebed to do what she loved (look after her baby boy)…and then she’s being paid to raise her …
Silence is the revelation of wisdom
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Proverbs 17:28 If speech is the revelation of thought, silence is the revelation of wisdom. One of the marks of maturity and mastery is the avid pursuit of simplicity. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” is what …
Cutting corners (to defeat evil)
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Proverbs 6:10-11 This Proverb describes the gradual process that transforms a vast beautiful vineyard into a wasteland overrun by weeds. Death by a thousand …