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“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.” Proverbs 1:1-4 What is your favourite saying that you remember? Most of us have heard ones like: “Haste makes waste.” “Birds of a feather will flock together.” “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” “Slow down and smell the roses.” God had given Solomon a great gift of wisdom. He is considered the wisest…
My burden for our children and youth has only grown in these last months. Now more than ever, we need to invest in the young men and women of our Nation. When I was a youth pastor, I noticed that most of my students wanted to use their voice, but…
We throw a lot of things away. The average American throws away three to four pounds of trash per day. Howstuffworks.com states, “Let’s assume that there are 300 million people living in the United States. This means that, in one year, 300 million people, each producing 3.5 pounds of trash…
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Nehemiah 4:14 “After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” There will always be people who want you to fail. I don’t understand it myself, but some people just hate to see others succeed, and this was the case in the fourth chapter of Nehemiah. They were working tirelessly to complete the wall, and at every turn they had…
Proverbs 23:26 “O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.” Sometimes we over-complicate things. Okay, most of the time we over-complicate things. We as women tend to overthink everything, and our imaginations can sometimes get the best of us. I have always struggled with trying to figure out “what does God want from me and for me?” To be honest, I was always searching for this deep, profound, lightning bolt moment type of answer. Boy, was I off base. I always thought that God wanted me at my very best, slaying giants…
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready. (Revelation 19:7, ESV) Weddings bring a lot of smiles, a few sentimental tears, and happiness for the couple about to embark on their new life together. The long-anticipated day has finally arrived, and the bride is radiant. A minister who had married many, many couples smilingly said he had never seen an ugly bride. This is the one day in her life when she looks most beautiful, glowing with love for her bridegroom. One thing…
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1 With all that is going on in our world today, it is easy to become troubled and apprehensive about the future and what is going to happen next. The return of Christ is not a riddle or a code that we must solve. It is a day that we should be anticipating with joy and wonder. The enemy of our soul would like to keep us busy trying to figure it out, but all we need to do is trust the Lord is in…
