To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. – Proverbs 1:4 When your circumstances are uncertain, and your normal has been obliterated, what you need is subtilty, knowledge and discretion. Subtilty – shrewdness, craftiness and prudence. Knowledge – knowledge, perception, cunning, skill, discernment and understanding. Discretion – discretion, purpose, sagacity, …
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Worth leaving home for
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. – 2 Chronicles 9:6 If you only had one day a month to leave your house and …
Happiness is…
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. – 2 Chronicles 9:7 …standing continually in the presence of a great King, and continually hearing His wisdom. That’s what you have when you get born again. One greater than Solomon is in your midst. (Matthew …
Spam folder
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; – Psalm 91:5 Spam folder. That’s where emails you didn’t subscribe to go. That’s where messages from strangers and scams are sent. That’s also where fear and terror go for those abiding under the shadow of the …
Shall vs will
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. – Psalm 91:4 From Wikipedia: …shall is used with the meaning of obligation, and will with the meaning of desire or intention. Shall is a word used by lawyers to create obligations in business contracts. Where …
Moving at the speed of trust
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. – Psalm 91:4 Feathers, wings and trust are mentioned in the same breath in this verse. Feathers and wings give you flight. Flight equals speed. Speed is distance moved over time. A fast …
Your next promotion
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. – Psalm 75:6 Here’s some good news. Your promotion isn’t in the hands of any man, economy or global pandemic. Your promotion comes from God. Your promotion comes from the One who sees in secret and rewards openly. Your promotion …
Two kinds of nothing
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. – Proverbs 20:4 There’s the nothingness of ploughing a field in the bitter cold, with nothing but a bag of seeds and the assurance that your effort will not yield a harvest tomorrow…but it will over …
Worth the washing up
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. – Proverbs 14:4 Many great ideas have been destroyed by one simple thought: I don’t think I can be bothered to wash up. It’s not that you don’t want to do it. You do. But the thought …
Servant #1
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. – 1 Kings 12:7 What does it mean to be a leader? That’s the question that Rehoboam …