Ecc 7:11-18 shows us three things set against each other, that, when considered together, give us wisdom under the sun. Wisdom and Money are Set Against Each Other, v.11-12 Solomon wrote, “Wisdom is good with an inheritance”. In Ecc 2:18-19 his heir would need wisdom to properly manage what he...
Three times in Psalm 71, David used the phrase “all the day.” In Ps 71:8 he wrote, “Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.” In Ps 71:15 he wrote, “My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;...
Conditional Mercy Ps. 18:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 18:25 David says, “With the merciful that wilt shew thyself merciful.” God’s mercy is conditional mercy. We know that God is merciful from Ex 34:6. But we sometimes confuse God’s mercy with his love and get the idea that his unconditional...
If you are a follower you will be one of these. A follower is one that follows the opinions or teachings of another. One that imitates another. Or one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media. To protect yourself as a follower, you first need to recognize that...
When Paul wrote to the Romans he spoke of the gospel of God “concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”, Rom 1:3. Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. His Son Jesus Christ is: The Son of God – Rom 1:4. Our God is a consuming fire. If it...
Favour 1 Sam. 2:26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is more important to have favour with God than it is to have favor with men. God will give you favor with men [Gen 39:21; Ex 3:21]. Too much time is spent trying to gain favor with men. That time would be...
Perpetual Backsliding Jer. 8:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Perpetual backsliding is a phrase used to describe Judah’s condition during the ministry of Jeremiah. This is a condition in which the country had gotten so far away from God there was no turning back to him. The Lord said that they held...
Do You Know God Jer. 9:23-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord doesn’t glory in man’s wisdom like men do, or in man’s might like men do, or in man’s riches like men do. He said. What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose...
1 John 3:1-10 is a passage that is often misunderstood because of v.9, “Whosever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remained in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God”. If we can come to the correct understanding of this verse, the...
Practical Righteousness Prov.11:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we get saved, we are given the righteousness of Jesus Christ for our righteousness. Thus, we stand before God justified. Furthermore, we can yield to the work of his righteousness in us and thereby come out from under the dominion of sin...
