(John 5:19-20) – Knowing and Doing the Will of God

John 5:19-20 – 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he [...]

He’s Still Your Neighbor Even If You don’t Know Him

Proverbs 3:29 – Do not plan evil against you neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you.
Something about neighbors, if we don’t really know them, we don’t feel as much of a compulsion to care about them. We don’t really know what they do, what’s going on in their lives, or what they think about anything, [...]

To Give Or Not To Give

Proverbs 3:28 – Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
We don’t like being inconvenienced. We’ve become so used to living in our own family bubbles, that we don’t care for that being interrupted. That’s at least the way many people have become. [...]

Do Somebody Good, Someone Who Needs It

Proverbs 3:27-28 – “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”
The room was not a welcoming environment, dimly lighted and uncomfortable. The rows were packed tight with people of all different sorts, from all different places and looks, but all with one thing [...]

Forgiveness

Matthew 6:9-15 – 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead [...]

Don’t Be Afraid

Proverbs 3:25-26 – Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. (entire reading is 3:13-26)

The focus of Proverbs is wisdom, it’s goal is to help us “know wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs [...]

God’s Grace Through Discipline

Proverbs 3:11-12 – My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Sin has consequences. We should not be surprised by this, although we often become quite upset with God [...]

(John 5:9b-17) – Deception, Strongholds, and the Sabbath

In some shape or form we are all deceived somehow right now. We may not want to admit it, but it’s true. There is something at this moment that we think to be true that really isn’t. Or there’s something we think is not true, that really is. There is area of our thinking that [...]

How To Be Blessed – With Your Finances

Proverbs 3:9-10 – “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
One of the most tangible ways to see if someone is trusting God is in their finances. The promise in this verse is [...]

Trusting God

Proverbs 3:5 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”
Life often brings the unexpected. Sometimes the unexpected brings joy, and we find ourselves in better places than we had planned. Sometime it brings fear, pain, and heartbreak. At these times we wonder why God has allowed [...]