Day 12

Booty… love that word in 12:12! It brings with it a sense of piracy… Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum. Captain Jack Sparrow… savvy? Booty comes from a word that means net. Here the implication is “that which is caught in ones net”. When we cast a net we are taking in things that […]

Day 11

(Proverbs 11 – We have arrived.) Pride My abilities, My accomplishments, My Wisdom trump all others. Pride Comes from a word that means “to boil” and was used to describe a person who was arrogant and insubordinate. (Proverbs 11:2) Pride My abilities, My accomplishments, My triumphs rather than God’s. It is a push for personal […]

Day 9

(Proverbs 9) You know that person that you had to approach because they were going down a road that you knew would lead to destruction? So, you prayed and prayed and waited for the right opportunity to talk with them about it. You were not harsh, angry or condemning when you spoke with them but […]

God’s Work

Originally posted on Forgetting Forward:
I preached a sermon yesterday from Psalm 96 celebrating the works of God. In this song of celebration I made a list of works that are found in the Bible. This list just scratches the surface of what God is doing, but remember this, God is doing a work and…

Day 7

(Proverbs 7) Adultery? I don’t know about you, but when I get to chapter 5, chapter 6 and chapter 7 of Proverbs that topic stops me in my tracks every time I read through the book. I think it is because (even though I know it’s there) I never really expect the opening statements of […]

Day 6

(Proverbs 6) I don’t know about you… When I hit Proverbs 6:16… I had to slow down… Because the warning is “striking.” “There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him.” If the Lord has said… “I hate ___________” I definitely want to pay attention to whatever that […]